As news of Christopher Duntsch’s botched surgeries broke and the public began to realize the catastrophic proportions of this disaster, it became clear that Duntsch would find himself in the legal arena. While people may have assumed that Duntsch would face civil actions, he also had his day in...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 4
The corrective action, summary suspension, and fair hearing processes are high-stakes proceedings and extremely stressful for all involved. Hospitals can alleviate some of this stress by ensuring their medical staff bylaws do not create extra pressure points when managing practitioner behavior...
A physician and former hospital president is suing Tenet Healthcare and Detroit Medical Center (DMC). Ted Schreiber, MD, claims he was forced out of his job at DMC Heart Hospital in October for reporting quality of care issues.
Schreiber alleges he raised concerns about multiple issues...
If an organization consistently relies on temporary privileges and does not fully verify practitioner credentials, it places patient safety at risk and exposes itself to a potential breach of duty.
There are several steps hospitals can take to prevent harassment. A big one is providing education and communication of what harassment is, what behaviors aren’t tolerated, how to report an allegation, and what the consequences for harassment are.
