To a patient, whether a physician is employed by the hospital or practices independently makes no difference, but for the medical staff office, keeping track of who is employed and who isn't can be a pain in the neck. Employed physicians must follow a set of rules that don't...
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...
The North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court's dismissal of a physician's claims against a hospital following the suspension and revocation of the physician's privileges.
It's no secret that as we get older we start to lose some of our mental and physical abilities. For some, it starts with short-term memory. For others, diseases like Parkinson's rob us of our physical faculties.
Peer review is intended to maintain a standard of quality within a healthcare institution by identifying any issues among physicians and addressing them accordingly. Hospitals aim to resolve any concerns before the issues result in an adverse recommendation affecting clinical...
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.
