Prospective review is the process whereby the evaluated physician describes to the physician reviewer a care plan for a particular patient. This...Read More »
Following a push to teach medical students about the health risks associated with climate change, there's now a growing movement to provide...Read More »
Although the board is ultimately responsible for oversight of the organization, the level of data detail presented decreases as the level of...Read More »
The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) enumerates components to ensure procedural fairness. The first principle of fairness...Read More »
Physicians may claim that the data used to carry out peer review is invalid. This is a claim that many medical staff leaders have heard. It is...Read More »
According to CMS, a hospital, “must have an effective governing body legally responsible for the conduct of the hospital as an institution. If a...Read More »
The onset of COVID-19 introduced significant credentialing challenges that healthcare organizations had not faced in prior emergency/disaster situations. What was different about the pandemic?
For one, it hit a large portion of the United States all at once; for another, it has lasted...
When addressing disruptive physician behavior, organizations must understand an often confusing phrase: zero tolerance. Many medical staffs are...Read More »
