When the credentials committee considers an application, that application contains two parts. The first is for membership in the medical staff. Criteria for such membership may include type of licensure, education, training, and experience. The second part is for privileges, which define the...
What if the employment agreement doesn't have co-terminus language about termination/privileges? How does the medical staff services department (MSSD) terminate the physician's privileges? If there is no co-terminus language, the formerly employed physician will retain medical staff membership...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 4
The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (the “Court”) found that a surgeon who was denied privileges at a hospital had alleged sufficient facts for most of her claims to deny the hospital’s motion to dismiss them.
Communication with new applicants regarding their request for clinical privileges will help clarify what may be required on the part of the applicant (e.g., additional documentation specific to certain privileges and what that documentation needs to be). It is also important to be sure that...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 3
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of California(the “Court”) affirmed a lower court’s finding that a hospital could terminate a physician’s temporary privileges without a hearing because its reason for doing so was the physician’s failure to disclose an accusation...
Due to changing healthcare technologies, increasing specialization, and the growth of individual healthcare institutions, organizations must routinely evaluate new procedures to establish criteria for privileging practitioners in that area. It is often difficult to determine whether a privilege...
