"This settlement brings closure to a long legal fight over the improper interference into the physician-patient relationship and the autonomy of a medical staff's responsibility for medical decision making and peer review."
- California Medical Association President Theodore M. Mazer, MD...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 7
Sharing peer review information between hospitals is a crucial step in helping medical staffs make informed decisions about granting clinical privileges to practitioners. However, if the disclosure process is not done carefully and appropriately, medical staffs can expose themselves to legal...
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Per most states’ hospital licensure requirements, medical staff membership and clinical privileges are granted through processes outlined by the hospital’s medical staff bylaws. Those bylaws define the requirements for staff membership and delineation of clinical privileges. They also provide...
Inappropriate communication among physicians and other hospital staff can take many forms—from verbal outbursts and threats to failing to complete medical records or notes in a timely fashion. Whether overt or subtle, these behaviors undermine team interactions, creating an uncomfortable,...
Every ED deals with difficult cases. Regardless of the ED’s capacity to deal with an emergent medical condition or with a noncompliant patient, it’s important to be able to show how staff dealt with each patient on a case-by-case basis.
