CMS allows a hospital system to have a unified medical staff made up of all the individual hospitals in the system. The Joint Commission takes the hospital system issue a step further and requires that the medical staff bylaws of a multi-hospital system contain the process that would allow the...
Your medical staff governance documents may fail to provide clear guidance, be noncompliant with accreditation standards, or create liability for your hospital if they are inadequate for today’s care environment. During the webcast, ...
Maintenance of certification (MOC) has become the focus of many physicians; as some question its relevance, others offer opinions on ways to make it better, and still others look for alternative certification options
In October, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) announced it approved new language regarding reporting physician status in the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Jennifer Michael, chief information officer for ABMS, answers what the change in language means...
Hospitals and patient safety organizations (PSO) across the country are eagerly awaiting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that address the question of the scope of privilege and confidentiality protections afforded under the federal law to reports, analyses, and studies relating...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 12
The specialty of urgent care medicine occupies the space between family and emergency medicine, and urgent care physicians provide immediate care for patients with low-acuity medical concerns, such as minor fractures and cuts. Urgent care facilities may be freestanding medical clinics, clinics...
