The California Consumer Health Care Council recently filed suit against Kaiser Found Health Plan for disclosing the medical records of patients to its attorneys, according to a BNA Health Care report.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 10
The use of leadership selection criteria by the medical executive committee (MEC), medical staff nominating committee (which could be a subcommittee of the MEC), and the general medical staff is an important element in attracting the most qualified candidates for medical staff leadership...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 10
A recent study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change shows that physicians’ salaries in 12 major US healthcare markets declined five percent from 1995 and 2000.
The medical executive committee (MEC) interacts with many individuals and groups in the hospital. One of the most important relationships in terms of patient care is between the MEC and the general medical staff. The MEC ensures that the medical staff has good physicians through credentialing...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 8
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Baptist Health, Little Rock, AK for revoking the privileges of two physicians with an indirect financial interest in a cardiac hospital.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 7
It's been nearly 20 years since Mary Walton first published her excellent book "The Deming Management Method" which describes W. Edwards Deming's provocative and controversial management method. Despite the recognition and praise the book has received over the years, many physician leaders are...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 7
David Aoyama, MD, was recently fined $17,500 and ordered by the judge to write an article for the Washington State Medical Association explaining why he attempted to cover up evidence that supported a malpractice claim filed against him, according to an article published by the Seattle Post-...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 6
This week's mail brought a number of questions concerning the addition of departments to the medical staff structure. For example, one medical staff leader asked how he should respond to pediatricians' request to form a department to gain influence and increase the number of patient beds...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 5
