When a physician is not granted requested privileges, he or she will often threaten to sue the hospital and its medical staff leaders for restraint of trade or violation of antitrust statues.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 48
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP), a nonprofit, nongovernmental, standard-setting organization, reports that nearly 20% of medication errors recorded in its database involved computerization or automation.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 48
Dear Medical Staff Leader:
When a physician is not granted requested privileges, he or she will often threaten to sue the hospital and its medical staff leaders for restraint of trade or violation of
antitrust statues. This is especially true if the reason for not granting privileges...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 47
In a much-anticipated, four-page memorandum, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has spelled out what hospitals must do to ensure their medical staff privileging system meets federal requirements.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 46
In our recent work with medical staffs, The Greeley Company has found that physician leaders consistently identify disruptive physician behavior as one of their top challenges.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 45
The JCAHO is seeking comment on proposed revision to its standards that address "oversight of individuals who function under the supervision of licensed independent practitioners," according to a December 1 press release.
