Although defamation claims brought against employers and medical institutions have a fairly low success rate, it's not uncommon for terminated physicians to bring a defamation claim against a facility in conjunction with wrongful termination.
Over time, many medical staff governance decisions have become commonplace and traditional. Although not required by any regulatory agency or accreditation body, these decisions have become de facto truths for many medical staffs around the country. While options exist in many cases, medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 4
A storm is coming and the meteorologists are predicting the worst. A natural disaster has occurred and there's a chance that your hospital-or one of the hospitals nearby-will be forced to evacuate. How well do you know your organization's procedures in the event of an emergency...
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted SSM Healthcare System's motion for summary judgment in an action brought by a medical doctor challenging a peer review decision to revoke his medical staff membership and clinical privileges at one of...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 4
Each year on March 30, hospitals across the country express their appreciation for their physicians by celebrating National Doctors' Day. Eudora Brown Almond of Winder, Ga., the wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, observed the first Doctors' Day in 1933 by mailing greeting cards and...
Every few months over the past several years, different regions of the country have been blasted by powerful natural disasters-hurricanes and tornadoes, blizzards and tropical storms.
