To carry out board-delegated responsibilities, an effective medical staff needs to control the quality of care rendered by medical staff members...Read More »
Collegial intervention is an administrative attempt to resolve issues informally, rather than go down the road of formal corrective action, which...Read More »
A “no-retaliation” policy makes it clear that reporting improper conduct is a duty of all staff members. It articulates the disciplinary consequences of any effort to punish an employee for carrying out this duty. Hospital leadership must enforce the policy vigorously; otherwise, their...
One-fourth of America’s practicing physicians are age 65 or older, and this proportion will continue to rise as the peak of the baby boomer...Read More »
The corrective action, summary suspension, and fair hearing processes are high-stakes proceedings and extremely stressful for all involved....Read More »
The process of a hearing following the MEC’s recommendation for corrective action is an important right that must be spelled out in the bylaws. It is essential that this section of the bylaws is carefully thought out, drafted with precision, and kept in strict compliance with the minimum...
One of the ways that we’ve gotten the other clinical departments to be involved is if they’ve had challenges with newly oriented providers. We...Read More »
If an organization consistently relies on temporary privileges and does not fully verify practitioner credentials, it places patient safety at...Read More »
There are several steps hospitals can take to prevent harassment. A big one is providing education and communication of what harassment is, what...Read More »
CMS, accrediting agencies, and state regulations enumerate myriad functions that medical staffs must address. These functions can be addressed in...Read More »
