A hospital should never make an improper report to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). A report made incorrectly can have a negative effect on a physician’s career and can lead to litigation. Therefore, medical staff bylaws should clearly define certain criteria.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 14
The words you choose can make the difference between well-written bylaws that protect the medical staff and bylaws that set the medical staff up for disaster, says Mary Hoppa, MD, MBA, CMSL, senior consultant with The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc. in Marblehead, MA...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 13
The SBAR tool, developed by Dr. M. Leonard and colleagues, has proven to be an effective standardized communication tool for healthcare providers. Here is a mock conversation highlighting how SBAR works.
