An approach hospital may use to bring disruptive behavior policies to life is providing every new physician with the same messages from the chief of staff during orientation and the credentials interview. Download this excerpt from a disruptive behavior poilcy from Glendale Adventist Medical Center in Glendale, California. It has been published with permission.

Undersea and hyperbaric medicine is a unique subspecialty of emergency medicine that involves the therapeutic use of oxygen under pressure to treat disease. The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) defines hyperbaric oxygen treatment as an intervention in which an individual breathes near-100% oxygen while inside a hyperbaric chamber that is pressurized to greater than sea-level pressure.

Use this sample draft criteria to begin writing or revising your privilege form for hyperbaric medicine. This criteria is inspired by our white paper content for privileging research on the fly.

Patient misidentification is an underreported problem that still plagues healthcare. Despite electronic records, bar codes, and checklists, many patients end up getting the wrong procedure, medicine, care, or diagnosis.

Brad Truax, MD, is board-certified in both neurology and internal medicine, and has more than 20 years of experience in medical administration and patient safety. He spoke with Medical Staff Briefing about patient mix-ups: why they still happen and what can be done to stop them.

Up-close access to industry insiders, scads of CME credits, and unrivaled night life are just a few reasons to register for the 2019 CRC Symposium, kicking off February 26 in Las Vegas.