In an appeal case heard in Knoxville, a physician sued the hospital he had previously worked at for terminating his privileges and credentials after the hospital discontinued the specialized spine program that he performed surgeries for due to excessive costs and losses associated with the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 11
Medical science is advancing with startling speed, and with that evolution comes rapid change in both clinical technology and technique. Patients can benefit vastly from such advances, but only if the practitioner utilizing them is competent. In general, patient safety is at greater risk when a...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 11
In a recent case, a patient sued a hospital after requesting her medical records and it refused to provide her a virtual audit trail from its medical record software system. As a result, the Supreme Court of Wyoming (the “Court”) determined that metadata, such as an audit trail, was considered “...
Although external peer review is seldom required in most organizations, it is nonetheless important to have a policy in place should the need arise. In many hospitals, the service line or department chair, medical staff quality committee (MSQC), or another designated group will make...
