Hospitals must report adverse actions taken against the privileges of a physician or dentist. They may choose to report actions against the privileges of other healthcare providers, but reporting is not required.Hospitals must report adverse actions taken against the privileges of a physician or dentist. They may choose to report actions against the privileges of other healthcare providers, but reporting is not required.

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Our topic for this column is one that is not often written about or focused on by various regulatory bodies. No one would argue that hospitals do not have their fair share of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Hospitals regularly schedule ongoing reviews of medical staff bylaws, medical staff rules and regulations, and policies and procedures; they subsequently submit such documents for governing body approval.

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