As we have noted in a prior article, there are multiple midlevel practitioners crowding around the operating room table, with one profession standing out amid these often confusing and blurred roles-the RN first assistant, otherwise known as the RNFA.
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed employment discrimination and federal due process claims against a New Hampshire hospital. The court also dismissed several tort actions and a Fifth Amendment action brought against a referring physician...
How is your medical staff broken down? Does your organization have a multitude of departments? Are you limited to medical and surgical departments only, with smaller breakdowns within those departments? Or do you have something in between?
Locum tenens is a Latin phrase for "a person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession." In healthcare, these temporary assignments are becoming a more frequent and reliable source of care.
How is your medical staff broken down? Does your organization have a multitude of departments? Are you limited to medical and surgical departments only, with smaller breakdowns within those departments? Or do you have something in between?
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 6
Physician employment has been a growing trend for years, yet physicians, hospitals, and health systems alike are still ironing out wrinkles in employment agreements.
