Patients who live in rural areas are now driving even further for obstetric care as rural hospitals close their labor and delivery units. An article published by Health Services Research looked at rural hospitals across nine states with at least 10 births in 2010. Of those 306 hospitals, 7% (21...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 8
Bylaws are the legal framework on which a hospital or health system functions. Your facility’s bylaws cover all aspects of its operations, but your office is focused primarily on the medical staff bylaws. This week’s free resource comes from ...
Credentialing and privileging professionals are tasked with ensuring all privileging requests—no matter how temporary—are thoroughly reviewed. Find out how granting temporary privileges and using locum tenens physicians without full credentials verification may clinically and legally endanger...
The Credentialing Resource Center Symposium event page is up and running. Click here to access the agenda, speakers’ biographies, travel information, and local attractions. If you’re already registered for the symposium, use your...
Practitioner impairment threatens all levels of operation. If left unchecked, age, health, or behavioral issues on the medical staff can diminish care quality, incite legal trouble, and jeopardize the safety of the entire hospital community. As public scrutiny grows, hospitals must ensure their...
