The guiding coalition at Better Times Hospital has revisited its original proposition, called 3-6-9. The original vision included three medical staff committees (the medical executive committee [MEC], credentials committee, and a single multispecialty peer review committee); six...
In the past few years there has been a clear transition within the healthcare landscape. Regulatory and accreditation organizations are placing much more focus on quality and patient safety. The recent ruling by the Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable...
Having personal conversations in the hallways and making fun of other physicians to colleagues were among the most common unprofessional behaviors identified by hospitalists in a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine in May. The 77 participating hospitalists...
In July it was revealed that two New Mexico surgeons were involved in nearly 80 malpractice lawsuits after performing back surgeries that only one of the surgeons was qualified to perform.
In the past few years there has been a clear transition within the healthcare landscape. Regulatory and accreditation organizations are placing much more focus on quality and patient safety. The recent ruling by the Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable...
A Louisiana Court of Appeals affirmed and amended a trial court's decision that an Alexandria, La., hospital failed to comply with its own bylaws in suspending a cardiovascular surgeon and performed its peer review process with malice.
