In what may ultimately become an influential decision, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in February that changes the way physician whistleblowers bring claims against hospitals?and may have lasting consequences for peer review processes in the state, some say.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
My doctors had a health center; then they lost it; then they got it back. As a result, they are completely dedicated to that health center. This is different than hospitals where the medical staff has always had a hospital, or two, or three, to bounce back and forth between.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
With physicians practicing longer and retiring later, MSPs face new questions regarding competence assessment and privileging. The best approach is to know your bylaws and determine whether changes are necessary.
The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) is implementing new requirements for competence assessment, including OPPE and FPPE. Medical Staff Briefing spoke recently with Karen Y. Beem, MS, RN, Standards Interpretation Specialist at HFAP, in Chicago,...
The ruling allows physicians to bring damages claims against hospitals before exhausting administrative proceedings, a decision some say could weaken the peer review process
