It's been more than two decades since William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, teamed up with a vascular surgeon and four MSPs to develop a comprehensive set of medical staff bylaws in 90 days, but it's an experience he won't soon forget.
The Fifth District Appellate Court of Florida (the “Court”) recently upheld a trial court’s decision that a meeting of a hospital’s medical executive committee (MEC) was protected by the state’s peer review privilege. The Court also affirmed the trial court ruling that a related general medical...
This week’s quick tip comes from Credentialing A to Z, by Mary Long, CPMSM. When bylaws are revised, MSPs are usually charged with notifying the medical staff of the changes, documenting them, and knowing where the...
Bylaws are the legal framework on which a hospital or health system functions. Your facility’s bylaws cover all aspects of its operations, but your office is focused primarily on the medical staff bylaws. This week’s free resource comes from ...
Practitioner impairment threatens all levels of operation. If left unchecked, age, health, or behavioral issues on the medical staff can diminish care quality, incite legal trouble, and jeopardize the safety of the entire hospital community. As public scrutiny grows, hospitals must ensure their...
Today’s free resource comes from Verify and Comply, Sixth Edition. This book includes credentialing and medical staff standards and regulations for the most popular regulators and accreditors in an easy-to-navigate manual. The free resource outlines the standards for...