Suspending a physician's privileges can be a tricky procedure, although it's a situation that every medical executive committee (MEC) faces at one point or another. Suspending physicians for impairment is typically very straightforward, but suspensions that result from...
Although The Joint Commission and other regulators require institutions to have credentialing, privileging, and peer review processes in place, there are legal concerns associated with each process. Negligent credentialing and antitrust concerns are a few legal issues that...
Enterprise liability is a legal tort and a form of secondary liability in which an entire organization is held liable for actions of its agents or constituents. In the corporate world, enterprise liability is commonly used to hold corporations at least partially responsible for...
Low- and no-volume practitioners present a unique set of challenges to MSPs and medical staff leaders, particularly when it comes to gathering sufficient data to assess competency and recommend membership and privileges.
