Policies and codes of conduct regarding disruptive physician behavior are effective only if they’re consistently enforced. This includes responding to reports of alleged misconduct in a timely manner.
“When a complaint is filed, leadership needs to respond quickly and follow...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 3
The Supreme Court of Alabama (The “Court”) denied a hospital’s petition to overturn a circuit court’s order compelling the hospital to turn over documents related to a radiological technician accused of sexually assaulting patients. The Court found that the hospital was unable to meet the...
A record number of medical school students and graduates applied for residency positions this year, according to the National Resident Matching Program. More than 37,000 applicants competed for 33,167 positions. The number of first-year positions also hit a new record of 30,232, nearly 1,400...
It can be an MSP’s worst nightmare, the dreaded Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG), an applicant who’s diploma and credentials may not even be in English. Obviously, the way they are credentialed is different, unfortunately the specific process remains rather elusive to those without extensive...
Because peer review is a medical staff–led initiative, the specific process varies between organizations. At our hospital, when a practitioner’s performance in a particular case raises concerns, the peer review coordinator (who has a clinical background) receives an initial request for peer...
