Medical staff policies generally allow a medical staff member to obtain, for good cause, a voluntary leave of absence (LOA). However, a practitioner’s LOA that exceeds the maximum time limit specified in the medical staff policies constitutes a voluntary resignation of medical staff membership...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 11
All practitioners—employed or not—are to be held to the same minimally defined medical staff standards for clinical care, professionalism, documentation, on-call responsibilities, and so forth. One of your responsibilities as a medical staff leader is to ensure that the expectations are adequate...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 11
Following a fair and thorough investigation, the medical staff in your hospital has determined a physician has clinical performance issues and has recommended a limitation in clinical privileges. Per the medical staff bylaws, a fair hearing process commences. If the hearing/appeal processes do...
According to the Federation of State Medical Board’s biennial census, there were nearly 1 million licensed physicians in the United States in 2018. Since 2010, the average age of U.S. physicians has increased from 50.7 years old to 51.5 years old. While this seems to reflect only a slight...
According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the U.S. is expected to experience a physician shortage of between 42,600 and 121,300 physicians by the end of the next decade. This shortage will be due in part to increasing demand for medical care from a large aging population as well...
One very common clause in a physician employment agreement is “co-terminus” language, which addresses whether clinical privileges are tied to the employment contract. If they are, then physicians automatically lose their clinical privileges if the employment contract is terminated. This...
