While many medical staffs remain organized by clinical departments, there is no requirement to do so. A version of this article was first published September 14, 2020 ...

Reviewing and updating medical staff bylaws is a strategic priority for hospitals and healthcare systems aiming to provide high-quality clinical care in the time of value-based medicine. The organized ...

As described in our prior alert, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has, for the past several years, been seeking ways to reduce its regulatory burden on health care providers.[1] In ...

Are your medical staff bylaws a help or a hindrance? If they resemble dusty archaeological documents, you can be sure they are hindering your medical staff's ability to function effectively while ...

The Center for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) has pulled back on its recent mandate that a medical staff member serve on a hospital governing board. In lieu of this, CMS now requires that a hospital ...