As of July 1, The Joint Commission added antidiscrimination language into the medical staff chapter of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH). Previous antidiscrimination language was deleted in 2003 because the accrediting organization believed it...
When two medical staffs are forced to integrate as the result of a hospital merger or acquisition, medical staff leaders and MSPs may feel overwhelmed by the questions cascading through their minds. Which facility’s bylaws will take precedence? Who will be the new medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 9
Per the Constitution of the State of Florida, Amendment 7 (the Patient’s Right to Know About Adverse Medical Incidents) gives patients the right “to have access to any records made or received in the course of business by a health care facility or provider relating to any adverse medical...
If an anesthesiologist with a medical degree is faced with a malpractice case, who would your medical staff legal counsel call to serve as an expert witness? Another anesthesiologist with an MD, or a qualified certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)?
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 9
As a credentialing professional, how many peer recommendation letters have passed across your desk? Probably countless. You know what the good, the bad, and the ugly looks like. But do your medical staff members and department chairs who write them on a regular basis know? Practitioners who...
