Since microhospitals are currently subject to regulations developed decades ago and with larger acute care institutions in mind, they can run into...Read More »
There are a variety of viable ways to approach the delineation of medical history and physical exam (H&P) privileges. Attached is a sampling of core privilege statements for various disciplines. Some address H&Ps in explicit terms, and others use alternative language.
A sound understanding of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and how to apply its requirements in practical, real-...Read More »
The Joint Commission has identified the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s core competencies as a potential framework for evaluating practitioners who are credentialed and privileged through the medical staff. The competency domains provide the foundation for identifying and...
Are you aware that there is credentialing going on in your hospital—and it’s not in the medical staff department? If you are, you’re in the...Read More »
State laws have established certain requirements for the licensing of healthcare practitioners and organizations. Beyond these exist various...Read More »
Because peer review is a medical staff–led initiative, the specific process varies between organizations. At our hospital, when a practitioner’s...Read More »
As clinic-based provider and hospitalist models have become more prevalent in healthcare, medical staff organizations have been tasked with developing mechanisms in their bylaws that allow clinic practitioners to have some involvement in the care of their patients who are in the hospital without...
This resource provides a great starting point for developing a policy on monitoring sanctions. Users should tailor the general guidelines throughout to their state and bylaws requirements.
