Last time, we saw Dr. Young experience double jeopardy following a patient complaint. Her employer wrote her up and threatened to terminate her if...Read More »
While it's certainly not considered one of the perks of the job, at some point during their careers physician leaders and MSPs will have to deal...Read More »
CMS allows a hospital system to have a unified medical staff made up of all the individual hospitals in the system. The Joint Commission takes the...Read More »
Your medical staff governance documents may fail to provide clear guidance, be noncompliant with accreditation standards, or create liability for...Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires medical staff bylaws to address who can perform the history and physical examination and...Read More »
CMS requires that medical staffs have a policy for fair hearing and appeal. An applicant or an individual holding a medical staff appointment is...Read More »
Medical staff leaders and board members need to understand that sidestepping the hospital bylaws or the written credentialing procedure will be...Read More »
Q: We are a system of multiple hospitals, and each has its own medical staff bylaws. Is it advisable to allow individual hospital medical...Read More »
In the past, medical staffs appointed new members for a provisional period, typically for six to 12 months, during which time they monitored the...Read More »