In 2007, a bill was passed amending California's whistleblower statute extending the rights previously granted to nonphysician staff members to include physicians as well. The amendment allowed physicians that brought forth patient safety complaints to sue the hospital for...
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a hospital is not precluded from making claims of immunity and reversed a trial court's decision that awarded a physician punitive damages following the suspension of the physician's medical staff privileges.
Change never really ends. Medical staff members, leaders, and hospital administrators at Better Times Hospital learned many valuable lessons from the medical staff governance change initiative, including the following...
In October, CMS started dinging hospitals for what it considers excessive readmission rates. Some top-ranked hospitals, such as Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, and North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., will have to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 42
One of the biggest issues residents face when they complete the medical training program is how to deal with the debt they acquired. Should hospitals offer loan repayment incentives to physicians they are courting? Should the government step in and make medical training more affordable? Lori...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 42
A Minnesota district court recently ruled that although medical staff bylaws are enforceable and a hospital must follow the provisions of the bylaws, they do not constitute a contract between the hospital and the medical staff. According to an article in...
