Orienting hospitalists involves more than just providing new hires with a badge, showing them where the ED is, and sending them on their merry way. As employees of the hospital,...
A recent New Mexico case suggests that hospitals don't necessarily have to enforce credentialing requirements in employment and service contracts to the letter to ensure that they are not vulnerable in malpractice suits.
As the March 31 deadline approaches for implementing the changes brought about by the final version of Joint Commission standard MS.01.01.01, one question hangs in the air: Are you ready?
