Typically, recommendations for external peer review (EPR) arise from peer review committees that are faced with issues they can't resolve—lack of specialty expertise, conflicts of interest and other potential legal or credibility issues.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) outlined in a blog post, “Prioritizing Our Healthcare Workers: The Importance of Addressing the Intersection of Workplace Violence and Mental Health and Wellbeing,” the critical link between workplace violence and the mental...
When faced with a negligent credentialing claim, two priorities are paramount regarding documents in the hospital’s or healthcare entity’s possession. Take steps to ensure that information does not go missing. In most organizations, a risk manager will place the relevant credentials file in a...
Allegations of sexual boundary violations in healthcare raise serious concerns for hospital credentialing leaders. Hospitals can face lawsuits for negligent credentialing if they allow practitioners with histories of misconduct onto their medical staffs.
Ask a physician leader what his or her job is, and you might get a blank stare. Eventually a vague description may follow such as, "Leading the medical staff," or "Running the department." Is it any wonder that some physicians perform their leadership roles poorly? We haven't taken the time to...
