The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is now allowing its accredited entities to reappoint practitioners every 36 months. Previously, ACHC required organizations to reappoint practitioners every 24 months.
“Customers had requested flexibility with this aspect,” says ...
Bylaws should be carefully written to ensure that they can’t be changed casually, but also that amendments don’t face an unreasonable hurdle. This balancing act will be decided differently by various medical staffs. However the medical staff authorizes amendments to its bylaws, changes must be...
MSPs should be familiar with all provider contracts, but most importantly, they should know the particulars of exclusive contracts. The chief medical officer and hospital counsel can be valuable resources regarding the details of such agreements. Before any contract is signed, MSPs and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 3
The District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Court”) granted summary judgment in favor of a health system against a physician’s claim of religious discrimination for not hiring him. The Court found that a reasonable jury could not ultimately find that the physician would have...
This is the latest in a continuing series of articles designed for medical staff leaders and their associates. This month, we join Hugh Greeley and Herman Williams, MD, MPH, MBA, as they discuss board certification.
The average physician earned 2.4% less in compensation in 2022, according to Doximity’s latest Physician Compensation Report. This is after physicians reported a 3.8% increase in compensation in 2021.
