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....
Finding a lack of resources and tools that provide direction on clinical documentation for physicians, Joseph Cristiano, MD, assistant professor of general internal medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, set out to educate himself about the...
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. Disruptive behavior can come in a variety of forms, from yelling and inappropriate language to, in...
The First District Appellate Court of Florida (the "Court") recently overturned an order compelling a hospital to turn over occurrence reports, holding that by operation of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 2
Professional certification benefits not only the MSP, but also his or her hospital. Organizations that facilitate the process for their MSPs reap additional benefits such as a more stable medical staff services workforce with higher morale, as two directors of medical staff services have seen....
