To address the shortage of physicians in Missouri, a recently passed bill would ease the qualifications for medical school graduates to practice in the state. The bill, which is awaiting the governor’s signature, would allow medical school graduates to apply for assistant physician licenses.
"Ultimately he was driven from the hospital, and from Syracuse, so he feels vindicated. Hopefully this will serve as a deterrent to prevent other healthcare practices from engaging in retaliatory behavior against their employees who speak up."
"We found that in every single outcome measure where there was a significant difference between patients who had overlapping surgery and those who didn't, it was in favor of the overlapping surgery group."
- Michael Bohl, MD, discussing his team's study on...
Pro Publica reported at least 20 rural hospitals in the United States have been found in violation of EMTALA in the past five years based upon federal investigation data. In several instances, women in labor faced serious complications after being denied care or were misdiagnosed at facilities...
While hospital quality departments have historically overseen the peer review process, today’s medical staff services teams are increasingly taking up the reins. Typically, this realignment reflects an effort to keep the medical staff—who is ultimately responsible for peer review performance and...
