Most medical staffs and healthcare organizations have found it challenging to find physicians willing and available to proctor colleagues. In...Read More »
Although it seems like the better option from a bookkeeping standpoint, revising all of your bylaws at once can cause an uproar and pushback from...Read More »
One of the most common situations that causes attribution difficulties is when care of a patient is handed off to multiple practitioners. Often,...Read More »
A lot of medical staff bylaws restrict board certification to American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and its member boards—again, sometimes...Read More »
The medical staff bylaws and associated documents outline how the medical staff will organize and govern itself to carry out its board-delegated...Read More »
Advanced practice professionals (APP) can bring valuable insight to medical staff committee roles and reduce the pressure on physician leaders to...Read More »
Daily news reports highlight the growing need for increased medical care of the Baby Boomer generation. Within your medical staff community though...Read More »
A hospital’s bylaws should clearly define which disciplines may request privileges to perform medical histories and physical exams (H&P). In addition, experts recommend using consistent verbiage across medical staff governance documents, highlighting important aspects of the procedure set,...
