Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures

Pilots are forced to retire at the age of 65. In many states, senior citizen drivers must undergo a road test ­every year to...Read More »

Having personal conversations in the hallways and making fun of other physicians to colleagues were among the most common...Read More »

A Louisiana Court of Appeals affirmed and amended a trial court's decision that an Alexandria, La., hospital failed to comply...Read More »

Only about half of the states consider it unethical and illegal to self-prescribe controlled substances or to prescribe them to family members,...Read More »

Gone are the days when physicians could claim they were board eligible, even if they finished residency ­training 30 years ago....Read More »

There was a time when medical staff standards seemed simpler and they were all located in one place: the Medical Staff chapter of...Read More »

Understanding which medical staff members are eligible to serve as medical staff leaders can be challenging, particularly in...Read More »

Two patients arrive in the ED with influenza during an outbreak. One is a 75-year-old man with several other chronic conditions...Read More »

The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) was created to provide immunity from monetary damages to hospitals and...Read More »

The Joint Commission released a new FAQ on medical staff standard MS.01.01.01 on March 10, 2011. The FAQ clarified that the medical staff is not...Read More »