Drug testing upon employment is a fairly common practice across a variety of industries from blue collar manufacturing jobs to corporate administration. Additionally, many employers have developed policies around random drug testing.
The Supreme Court of the State of Washington (the “Court”) remanded a trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of a physician requesting a hospital to disclose the record of its investigation into his medical practice under the Washington State Public Records Act (PRA).
The Court of Appeals of Iowa (the “Court”) reversed a lower court’s decision and ordered the Iowa Board of Medicine (the “Board”) to dismiss a disciplinary action against a physician stemming from incidents involving alcohol dependency.
Given the rapidly changing healthcare environment, the role of physician leadership in driving change is of great importance. Great leaders not only will drive the changes necessary to implement a culture of safety and high reliability, but they will also be able to communicate...
Are you auditing your physicians to determine whether they actually show up to the CME programs that they attest to attending? If not, you are likely among the majority of healthcare organizations across the country. But an argument could be made both in favor and against the...
A tangled web is created by inappropriately intertwining stand-alone factors. Physician leaders must understand the difference between the following elements or risk unnecessary confusion:
