The transition from medical school to residency is an aspect of physician training that has historically been overlooked in terms of research and modernization, according to Christopher J. Richards, MD, fellow in clinical instruction at Harvard Medical School in Boston. In...
Although external peer review is seldom required in most organizations, it is nonetheless important to have a policy in place should the need arise. In many hospitals, the service line or department chair, medical staff quality committee (MSQC), or another designated group will make...
Aligning or integrating quality and medical staff services functions can promote earlier detection of systemic shortcomings that affect a hospital’s reputation, accreditation standing, and bottom line. Despite these perks, organizational leadership may be reticent to change up existing...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 7
Finding that documents gathered, used, and generated during a hospital’s root cause analysis (RCA) process were privileged from disclosure, the Appellate Court of Illinois for the First District (the “Court”) reversed a Circuit Court of Cook County’s decision ordering the hospital to produce the...
