{"title":"New guidelines for physician contracts with tax-exempt hospitals.","authors":"T L Wagner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"7 4","pages":"59-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20999024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The emerging status of practice parameters.","authors":"S J Schanz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Practice parameter use has grown significantly in recent years. As discussed in this article, the development of parameters continues to expand at both the state and federal levels. It is likely that practice parameters will play a role in health care reform, although the extent of that role is not yet clear.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"7 4","pages":"31-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20999022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementing total quality management: the role of the medical staff.","authors":"D D Fraiche","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The American health care industry is currently in the process of adopting total quality management--a comprehensive, participative, and systematic approach to planning and implementing continuous quality improvement. Since all hospitals will soon be required to establish total quality management programs, physicians need to understand and adapt to this approach. This article describes the total quality management process for identifying and resolving problems in the health care system and the role of the medical staff in ensuring the success of that process.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"7 3","pages":"51-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20998147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Why the medical staff as we know it will cease to exist.","authors":"A R Chenen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"7 4","pages":"61-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20999025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The hospital/medical staff relationship: does Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act apply?","authors":"J L Hall, K S Rieger, T A Williams","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"7 3","pages":"71-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21042567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Physician office laboratory regulation: proven strategies to meet the demands of the CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments).","authors":"R Lee","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article outlines the requirements of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments, as implemented by regulations that became effective in late 1992. Background information about the statute and a description of the laboratory director's role are provided, and proven strategies for meeting the regulations' quality assurance requirements are discussed in detail.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"7 3","pages":"11-26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21043751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent developments in HMO malpractice liability: Chase v. Independent Practice Association.","authors":"C K McCourt","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The court's decision in Chase demonstrates that an HMO or independent practice association need not incur liability for the negligence of a physician if the arrangement between the entity and the physicians who provide services on its behalf is properly structured and maintained. IPA's successful defense of this lawsuit was based upon: (1) careful structuring of an independent relationship with the medical group, including appropriate wording in the contract establishing the relationship; and (2) careful maintenance of the relationship consistent with the terms of the contract to avoid giving patients any reason to believe that an agency relationship existed.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"7 1","pages":"75-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21054519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Austin v. McNamara: antitrust immunity for peer review under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act.","authors":"J P Herzog, D R Fisher","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"7 2","pages":"55-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21055756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing the risks of managed care participation: a practical analysis.","authors":"R J Milligan, D J DePaoli","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Given existing market conditions and the prevailing political winds, it is likely that managed care participation will become increasingly important to physicians and physician groups in the years ahead. To avoid the potential pitfalls, physicians must be aware of the business and legal risks inherent in managed care and should carefully evaluate those risks prior to entering into any proposed managed care contract.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"7 4","pages":"9-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20999026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparing adequate medical staff committee minutes: tips for handling a difficult task.","authors":"J Zusman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Preparation of medical staff committee minutes can be a difficult and frustrating challenge for medical staff leaders and those who advise them. Inadequate or inaccurate minutes can lead to loss of a defense against liability and poor performance on accreditation surveys and governmental inspections. This article discusses the purposes of minutes and offers various tips for achieving these purposes through careful preparation and review.</p>","PeriodicalId":79747,"journal":{"name":"The Medical staff counselor","volume":"7 1","pages":"65-73"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20995230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}