Nationwide, court cases continue to emerge that center on the disclosure of disciplinary information about physicians. Following is an article from contributing author Anne Roberts, CPMSM, CPSC, senior director of medical affairs at Children's Medical Center in...
The ruling allows physicians to bring damages claims against hospitals before exhausting administrative proceedings, a decision some say could weaken the peer review process
The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) is implementing new requirements for competence assessment, including OPPE and FPPE. Medical Staff Briefing spoke recently with Karen Y. Beem, MS, RN, Standards Interpretation Specialist at HFAP, in Chicago,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
There are more than 275 papers in the CRC library to guide you in developing and maintaining clinical privileges for practitioners at your organization. Following is an excerpt from a new white paper, Physician assistants in critical care, Practice area 442.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
My doctors had a health center; then they lost it; then they got it back. As a result, they are completely dedicated to that health center. This is different than hospitals where the medical staff has always had a hospital, or two, or three, to bounce back and forth between.