The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) is implementing new requirements for competence assessment, including OPPE and FPPE. Medical Staff Briefing spoke recently with Karen Y. Beem, MS, RN, Standards Interpretation Specialist at HFAP, in Chicago,...
In what may ultimately become an influential decision, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in February that changes the way physician whistleblowers bring claims against hospitals?and may have lasting consequences for peer review processes in the state, some say.
Nationwide, court cases continue to emerge that center on the disclosure of disciplinary information about physicians. Following is an article from contributing author Anne Roberts, CPMSM, CPSC, senior director of medical affairs at Children's Medical Center in...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
Accurate comparisons are what MSPs need to take to their managers to support their request for higher compensation and additional staff. If you have the title of "manager," that might not mean anything if you're also the entire department.
