Medical staffs across the country have found that establishing their own private treasury accounts funded by staff dues and application/reappointment fees has helped them maintain autonomy from hospital administration. This separation has become especially apparent when conflicts requiring...
Medical staffs across the country have found that establishing their own private treasury accounts funded by staff dues and application/reappointment fees has helped them maintain autonomy from hospital administration. This separation has become especially apparent when conflicts...
For the second time, the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California dismissed a surgeon's lawsuit alleging that a hospital, its medical staff, its parent company, and certain individuals racially discriminated against him by limiting or suspending his...
As medical staff leaders struggle to motivate physicians to fulfill their proctoring obligations, some have considered offering compensation to encourage those physicians to complete their evaluations. But before adopting this practice, a medical staff should ensure it has...
The AOA and ACGME have begun the process of creating a single accreditation system. The final result could be a simplified verification process, but a lot must happen before the system is fully implemented?and the target date for completion is June 2020.
This month we continue with a series on practical tips for medical staff leaders to deal with a host of challenges that they may encounter in their roles. The challenges and solutions are excerpted from The Medical Staff Leader's Survival Guide, which was recently published by HCPro. The...
