Medical records completion has long been a difficult area for hospitals, but there's a lot more than convenience on the line if these records aren't completed in a timely manner. Following is a sample policy and procedure for medical records completion from The Top 45 Medical...
The Supreme Court of North Carolina (the "Court") affirmed a decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals that certain documents requested by a plaintiff-patient suing a hospital for negligence were not protected from discovery by the state's peer review privilege statute.
Physician groups are hailing the recent ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court that found a hospital's medical staff has the legal standing under state law to sue and be sued, and that the medical staff bylaws constitute an enforceable contract between a hospital and members of...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 3
With myriad stakeholders and requirements that can seem contradictory, MSPs may wonder what would happen if all sides gathered in one place to work through the processes and challenges of credentialing. They might be surprised to learn that such an event happens annually.
A long-standing survey practice of The Joint Commission is to request a copy of the operating room schedule on the day the surveyor(s) are to visit the OR and then select specific practitioner files to compare their privileges to the procedures they are performing on that given day. This may...
