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Issue 12, December 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Manage poor behavior with risk awareness, culture change, and follow-up

  The Joint Commission’s July Sentinel Event Alert on Disruptive Behavior highlighted a...

• Introduce technology with an inclusive evaluation process

  Medicine is evolving rapidly, and facilities must be able to offer new and better technology to...

• Recent court rulings

  Physician’s age-discrimination complaint rejected A federal district court in Montana has...

Issue 11, November 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Facilities collaborate to overcome credentialing and peer review hurdles

  Credentialing and peer review often present big challenges for small hospitals. Tight funding, few...

• Address telemedicine, contracted physicians, and advanced practice professionals in medical staff bylaws

  Medical staff bylaws are the blueprint by which your organization delivers the highest-quality...

Issue 10, October 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Effective leadership training prevents lawsuits, ensures regulatory compliance

  The effectiveness of your medical staff leaders and, in particular, your medical executive...

• Improve physician behavior using patient satisfaction data

  The Joint Commission’s July-issued Sentinel Event Alert regarding disruptive physician...

Issue 9, September 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Sentinel Event Alert: Evaluate disruptive behavior policies

  The Joint Commission issued a Sentinel Event Alert July 9 that counsels hospitals to proactively...

• Ensure physicians know restrictions on standing orders

  Healthcare facilities and regulators have long recognized the advantages of using evidence-based...

Issue 8, August 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Overcome barriers to the effective use of physician quality data

  In recent years, hospitals have generated reams of data about physicians and their clinical...

• Ensure appropriate competency assessments for AHPs

  Since The Joint Commission implemented ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) in 2007...

Issue 7, July 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Joint Commission suspends revised standard MS.1.20 implementation

  The Joint Commission's Board of Commissioners agreed May 30 to suspend the implementation of...

• Avoid three pitfalls common to the core privileging method

  Criteria-based core privileging is a clinical privilege delineation method now used by a majority...

Issue 6, June 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Hospital management benefits from transparent, communicative culture

  Immense economic, regulatory, and competitive pressures are driving some hospitals to close their...

• Hospitals' creative solutions ensure adequate ED coverage

  "It's getting a little scary out there." So says Michael R. Callahan, Esq., a healthcare...

Issue 5, May 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Limit liability by implementing best practices for physician hearings

  Hearings to terminate a physician's medical staff membership are unpleasant for everyone involved...

• Bylaws or policies and procedures should accommodate physicians called to active duty

  Given the extremely high cost of a medical education, it is not surprising that a significant...

Issue 4, April 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• A graduated discipline policy can boost procedural compliance

  Busy physicians often focus on accomplishing particular goals, and, as a result, they may not...

• Be prepared to scrutinize all privilege requests during reappointment process to comply with regulations

  New Joint Commission standards surrounding focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) that...

Issue 3, March 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Apolitical peer review can spur participation

  Finding qualified, objective physicians to participate in peer review activities is no easy task...

• Protect your facility while supporting practitioner recovery

  Properly managing a relationship with a physician who has a problem with drugs and/or alcohol can...

Issue 2, February 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Consider range of factors when designing proctoring protocols

  Clinical proctoring is gaining favor with hospitals seeking information or assurance about the...

• Navigating disclosure rules poses challenge for MSOs

  MSPs and credentialing specialists regularly confront situations in which they seek information...

Issue 1, January 1, 2008 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Be aware of temporary reappointment option

  Just like the initial appointment process, the reappointment process is rife with pitfalls for MSPs...

• Sound policy ensures scrutiny of locum tenens' credentials

  From time to time, most hospitals will require the services of a locum tenens practitioner. Due to...