Our topic for this column is one that is not often written about or focused on by various regulatory bodies. No one would argue that hospitals do not have their fair share of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Hospitals regularly schedule ongoing reviews of medical staff bylaws,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 6
Why should a medical staff establish methods for addressing conflicts of interest? It’s not as if turf wars can break out among specialists within the same medical staff. And no financial conflicts ever occur between a hospital and the physicians who practice there. And surely no personal...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 5
It’s a mild April morning. Dr. Smith, an accomplished surgeon, and Bill Loney, an affable—if absent-minded—general surgery practice manager, walk briskly down the halls of St. Elsewhere Medical Center, a far-off, yet somehow familiar, facility where Dr. Smith was recently hired. They pause...
A compliance code describes how the hospital intends to comply with laws and regulations by establishing requirements its staff must follow in their course of work. The hospital administrator or a dedicated compliance officer typically oversees the compliance code and relevant program.