To help medical staff leaders and committees manage the challenges that can emerge as practitioners age, many organizations have developed policies and procedures that include methods for addressing questions of competency among late-career practitioners. These policies must take into account...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 6
The new chief medical officer (CMO) of two New Jersey hospitals says the coronavirus pandemic has left an indelible mark on the practice of medicine. Louis E. Brusco Jr., MD, was appointed as CMO of Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge and Perth Amboy early this year...
At minimum, a referring provider expects the hospitalist to provide notification on admission of his or her patient to the hospital, updates that include any acute changes in patient status, and notification of patient discharge. Daily correspondence by voicemail, fax, e-mail, or other means (e....
Member rights is a logical starting point for the bylaws. The most fundamental rights accorded members of the medical staff relate to the due process they are provided if the medical executive committee (MEC) recommends that corrective action. Corrective action is defined as the termination of...
Every physician has stress, but today’s physicians may have even more stress than when they started practicing. Along with newer pressures in recent years of financial obligations and an uncertain future, physicians are now dealing with the stress of practicing medicine during a pandemic. This...
Yale New Haven Hospital has developed a two-step assessment process for all clinicians who are at least 70 years old and seeking reappointment to the medical staff