The Appellate Court of Connecticut affirmed a lower court’s decision to set aside a jury verdict in favor of a physician in a medical malpractice case after the physician’s attorney violated the state’s peer review statute.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 8
Physician proctors are utilized for a number of reasons, whether it's to instruct or observe a physician requesting privileges for new technology or a cutting-edge procedure, or as part of the peer review process to evaluate physicians with potential quality concerns.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 8
I knew I had a problem when my hallway greetings of "good morning" were replaced with "Did you read my email?" My email messages were long, difficult to respond to, and filled with unnecessary details. It's no wonder that I had to send multiple requests and follow-up emails when...
For years, physicians, experts, and healthcare organizations have decried the medical malpractice tort system, claiming it causes frivolous lawsuits, raises insurance premiums, and forces physicians into practicing defensive medicine by ordering unnecessary tests to protect themselves from...
Ideally, a more comprehensive drug testing policy that included preemployment and random drug testing would be built into the medical staff bylaws as part of the privileging and credentialing process, according to the authors of an April article in the Journal of the American Medical...
