The Supreme Court of Texas (the "Court") recently held that a trial court failed to adequately review allegedly privileged documents?to determine if they were disclosable pursuant to an exception to the state's peer review statute--before issuing an order compelling Christus Santa Rosa Health...
My goal in consulting and writing is to help medical staffs move from a punitive or indifferent peer review culture to one that supports physician improvement and the pursuit of excellence. The good news is that peer review culture can change. But how do you get there? In my experience, there...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 8
In May, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published Guidance Regarding Patient Safety Work Product and Providers' External Obligations in the hopes of clarifying what documents are considered patient safety work product (PSWP) and thus protected from discovery...
Along with the many other duties that medical staff leaders take on when they step into their new roles, they must play a part in the credentialing process. It is a mistake to assume that because a physician has been on your medical staff for a while and has gone through the credentialing...
