As we incorporate social distancing measures into our everyday routines to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), hospitals across the country continue to encourage staff and patients to do the same. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recognizes the importance of making it easy for staff members to practice social distancing. Since the virus began spreading across the United States, the hospital has established the following five protocols to protect staff and patients.

There are several legal considerations when licensed healthcare workers cross state lines during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a healthcare attorney says.

Practicing social distancing is a must in the era of COVID-19, but so is education. That’s why we’re offering the Credentialing Resource Center Virtual Symposium.

Every profession goes through the stress of growth and expansion—as it develops, lessons are learned, achievements are acknowledged, and a path is established to help new professionals achieve success. Almost every MSP has felt unrecognized or misunderstood at some point in his or her professional career.

CRC members can peruse all of the online articles from the April 2020 issues of CRCJ and MSB—as well as full-color PDFs here:

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As employers begin looking beyond the immediate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and start thinking of bringing people back to work, they will be wise to realize the new virus means permanent changes related to their obligation to provide a safe workplace.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court (the “Court”) affirmed a trial court’s decision, finding that a credentials committee is considered a review organization, not a review committee, and therefore, certain peer review documents may not be protected under peer review privilege.

The job postings in hospitalist-targeted publications provide ample anecdotal evidence that the demand for hospitalists outweighs the supply. As a result, retention should be foremost—whether your hospitalist program is well established or just getting on its feet. To reduce turnover, consider investing in a formal, standardized retention program that involves participation by medical staff leaders and hospitalists on staff. Consider ways to make retention a part of the organization’s culture, rather than a stand-alone goal.

Make sure that you are covering all of the bases in your orientation program: Use comprehensive checklists detailing new hospitalists’ first days on the job. They should be specific, down to the detail of naming the individual who will tour the new physician through the facility on day one, for example. Download these sample checklists for orientation days one and four, used primarily to ensure that pertinent information is covered with the new hospitalist.

This sample form is used for surveying new hospitalists. This form may be administered to the new hospitalists by the hospitalist program director, medical director, or other appropriate medical staff leader in a one-on-one meeting approximately six to 10 weeks after the physician’s start date.