Understand the circumstances under which the peer review committee typically recommends external peer review to the medical executive committee (...Read More »
This bylaws language is an excerpt from the Massachusetts Medical Society Model Medical Staff Bylaws pertaining to notice of NPDB reportability. It was shared with CRCJ by Libby A. Snelson, Esq., legal counsel for the Medical Staff, PLLC.
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) was created to help hospitals vet physicians and keep problem physicians from traveling from hospital...Read More »
As more hospitals merge into larger health systems, these systems will have to decide whether to maintain a separate medical staff at each...Read More »
While having a sexual harassment policy is necessary if you want to stop this behavior, CEOs often believe (mistakenly) that a good policy and HR...Read More »
Revising the bylaws is not a chore that medical staff members look forward to participating in, but it is an important responsibility that cannot...Read More »
Every employer benefits from promoting and facilitating a healthy workplace. Yet in some industries, the need to maintain healthy workers goes beyond simply preserving productivity and morale.In such cases, employers may have legitimate business interests for mandating that certain at-risk staff...
Medical staff documents must address the many administrative issues that are required to facilitate the smooth operation of the organization. When...Read More »
