"Continue to monitor," states the minutes of the surgical department meeting. "Tell the nursing supervisor to keep her eyes open," says the department chair. When a particular physician's name comes up yet again at the medical executive committee meeting, all eyes immediately began scanning the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 30
The New Jersey state senate and general assembly has signed legislation that will help strengthen patient safety and protect patient from incompetent or impaired physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 8
At the December 2004 Medical Executive Committee Institute, 89 percent of attendees indicated that on-call coverage issues present a significant challenge for medical staffs. This is an understatement.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 7
Is it appropriate for the medical executive committee (MEC) to reject a credentials committee recommendation and forward its own recommendation to the governing board? Absolutely.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 5
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on January 25 denied three former residents' attempt to revive antitrust claims originally filed in 2002 against organizations supporting and participating in the National Resident Match Program (NRMP).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 3
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is seeking additional input on proposed changes to MS.1.20 in the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals, according to the accreditor's Web site (www.jcaho.org).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 2
Proactive physician leadership recruitment means finding those physicians on the medical staff who have the ability to leader, but whose latent talents may not have come to the notice of current officers, nominating committees, or hospital administrators.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 48
Dear Medical Staff Leader:
When a physician is not granted requested privileges, he or she will often threaten to sue the hospital and its medical staff leaders for restraint of trade or violation of
antitrust statues. This is especially true if the reason for not granting privileges...
