An organized medical staff requires governance in order to function. This sounds straightforward enough, but what does it have to do with...Read More »
Whether it is due to a conflict of interest of a lack of staff with the proper expertise, most organizations will eventually need to use external...Read More »
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) are once again being reminded that they must...Read More »
The number of privileging disputes occurring in hospitals is growing rapidly. It’s easy to understand this trend if you examine how medicine has...Read More »
The Joint Commission’s time frame for evaluating licensed practitioners’ ability to provide care, treatment, and services has been updated from...Read More »
How does your medical staff team handle a situation in which a physician with documented red flags resigns during an investigation or prior to an...Read More »
Who can be a credentials committee member? CMS and accrediting bodies only refer to the general function of a credentials committee. They do not...Read More »
By having your medical staff members fill out a conflict of interest disclosure form every year, the medical staff will be kept abreast of any...Read More »
Medical staff policies are intended to strengthen a hospital or health system by describing preferred practices, setting practitioner and staff...Read More »
According to CMS, privileges are not to be granted for tasks/procedures/activities that are not conducted within the hospital—regardless of the...Read More »
