In a monumental decision last week, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. This finding ultimately upheld DACA, protecting from deportation...
To help medical staff leaders and committees manage the challenges that can emerge as practitioners age, many organizations have developed policies and procedures that include methods for addressing questions of competency among late-career practitioners. These policies must take into account...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 6
The new chief medical officer (CMO) of two New Jersey hospitals says the coronavirus pandemic has left an indelible mark on the practice of medicine. Louis E. Brusco Jr., MD, was appointed as CMO of Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge and Perth Amboy early this year...
The U.S. health care system is famously resistant to government-imposed change. It took decades to create Medicare and Medicaid, mostly due to opposition from the medical-industrial complex. Then it was nearly another half-century before the passage of the Affordable Care Act. But the COVID-19...
Member rights is a logical starting point for the bylaws. The most fundamental rights accorded members of the medical staff relate to the due process they are provided if the medical executive committee (MEC) recommends that corrective action. Corrective action is defined as the termination of...
Dealing with a disruptive physician is difficult enough when you have time to plan for an intervention and have others to help you. But, what can you do when you are confronted by a disruptive physician during a committee meeting?
