The Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, affirmed a decision by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to indefinitely suspend a psychiatrist's medical license after he engaged in unprofessional conduct by using "secret methods" and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 3
In July 2012 it was revealed that two New Mexico surgeons were involved in nearly 80 malpractice lawsuits after performing back surgeries that only one of the surgeons was qualified to perform.
Hospitals might assume that a generous compensation offer will reduce the likelihood that an aggrieved patient will seek legal advice, but according to "Disclosure and Resolution Programs that Include Generous Compensation Offers May Prompt a Complex Patient Response," published...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 3
How do you make the most of your resources while keeping within the limits of your annual budget? Although money may be tight, there are plenty of ways to be smart with the funding available to your medical staff services office. Credentialing Resource Center Journal caught up...
The CMS Conditions of Participation (CoP) and The Joint Commission are in complete agreement on this one: Medical staff departments are not required. The CoPs require a "well organized" medical staff. The Joint Commission requires an "organized self-governed medical staff." The Joint Commission...