Matching the clinical privileges a practitioner requests to his or her demonstrated current competence is critical. To accomplish this goal, hospitals must develop and maintain a criteria-based...
Whether you’re an MSP in the medical staff services department or a practitioner on the medical staff, understanding how to work effectively on a team is crucial, particularly if you are the leader. Leadership styles can vary greatly, and some teams and/or...
Valley Baptist Health System is the latest organization to join a growing trend, opening a microhospital, in Weslaco, Texas. Facilities known as microhospitals are fast becoming the answer to getting basic ambulatory care services to more people, while avoiding the costs associated with...
It is the medical staff’s and hospital’s responsibility to appoint the members of a hearing panel. There are some well established restrictions that preclude certain individuals from being...
According to Doximity’s 2019 Physician Employment Report, the most in-demand physician specialty in the United States is family medicine. The 10 most in-demand specialties and subspecialties...
It turns out the doctor doesn’t always know best—at least not when it comes time to hang up the scalpel.
An accepted norm in the medical field is that with age comes more experience, and therefore more knowledge. That may hold true—but at what point does old age mean that surgeons can’t...