A myriad of regulatory issues confront healthcare organizations as they determine what specific telehealth services to offer and how to offer them. What does this mean to MSPs and medical staff leadership? In this article, we summarize some of the major legal and regulatory challenges facing...
The fear of lawsuits runs deep in many facilities, and although MSPs are very rarely named as defendants, they play a crucial role in making sure lawsuits from physicians don't derail credentialing, privileging, and peer review processes.
Sharing peer review information between hospitals is essential to help medical staffs determine practitioners' competence and make informed privilege granting decisions. However, medical staffs can find themselves facing legal challenges if the disclosure process is done inappropriately.
Last time, we saw Dr. Young experience double jeopardy following a patient complaint. Her employer wrote her up and threatened to terminate her if another incident occurred. The medical staff president gave her a slap on the wrist and said, "Try not to do it again." Dr. Young is rightfully...
A significant minority of standards account for a significant majority of adverse findings during any accreditation survey. The following is a list of common “hot button” issues for standards directly or substantively attributable to the medical staff:
When physicians get disruptive: Taking action to prevent reoccurrences
While it's certainly not considered one of the perks of the job, at some point during their careers physician leaders and MSPs will have to deal with a physician who exhibits disruptive behavior....
