Whenever a peer review committee sends a letter to a physician indicating that he or she provided inappropriate care, the chair should include his or her phone number on the letter and encourage the physician to call with questions or concerns.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 18
Deciding when to initiate external peer review can be a daunting task for medical staffs. Even more daunting is the process for ensuring that the external peer review process is fair and protected.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 18
The most common use of an administrative time out is to address repeated episodes of unprofessional conduct that occur after the medical staff’s efforts to intervene collegially have failed.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 18
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 5
Hospital leaders wouldn't think to ask a private practice physician to work in the hallway—an office is non-negotiable. Yet, hospitals frequently ask hospitalists to do just that. Anecdotal evidence suggests that few hospitals have allotted appropriate office space for hospitalist...
