Clinical Competence in Acute Hemodialysis
Authors: HEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Position Paper1 April 1988Clinical Competence in Acute HemodialysisHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEEHEALTH AND PUBLIC POLICY COMMITTEESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-4-632 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe selective granting of clinical staff privileges to physicians is one of the primary mechanisms used by institutions to uphold the quality of care. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals requires that the granting of initial or continuing medical staff privileges be based on assessments of applicants against professional criteria that are specified in the medical staff bylaws. Physicians themselves are thus charged with identifying the criteria that constitute professional competence and with evaluating their peers on the basis of such criteria. Yet the process of evaluating a physician's knowledge and competence is often constrained by the evaluator's own...References1. BITT K. Angioaccess. In: DRUKKER W, PARSONS FM, MAHER JF, eds. Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis: a textbook of dialysis. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff; 1983. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. GRANTHAM J. Acute renal failure. In: WYNGAARDEN JB, SMITH LH, eds. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 17th ed. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co.; 1985:544-9. Google Scholar3. AHMADSHENBLAGG SFC. Intermittent peritoneal dialysis as renal replacement therapy. In: NOLP KD, ed. Peritoneal Dialysis. 2nd ed. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff; 1985:179-208. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BLAGG C. Acute complications associated with hemodialysis. In: DRUKKER W, PARSONS FM, MAHER JF, eds. Replacement of Renal Function by Dialysis: a textbook of dialysis. Boston: Martinus Nijhoff; 1983. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. CARLSONDUNCANNAESSENSJOHNSON DDJW. Hospitalization in dialysis patients. Mayo Clin Proc. 1984;59:769-75. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*This paper is the sixth in a series being published as a position of the American College of Physicians. It was authored by Jeffrey L. Carson, M.D., and was developed for the Clinical Privileges Project Steering Committee by the Clinical Privileges Subcommittee on Nephrology: Richard J. Kahn, MD., Chairman; Thomas F. Ferris, M.D., (representing the American Society of Nephrology); Paul L. Kimmel, M.D.; Robert J. Rubin, M.D.; and Stanley Goldfarb, M.D. (representing the National Kidney Foundation). Members of the Clinical Privileges Project Steering Committee were Eugene A. Hildreth, M.D., Chairman; Whitney W. Addington, M.D.; James A. Cowan, M.D.; William E. Golden, M.D.; William A. Reynolds, M.D.; James S. Roberts, M.D.; Sankey V. Williams, M.D.; Linda L. Blank (Consultant). This paper was approved by the Health and Public Policy Committee on 25 March 1987 and the Board of Regents on 30 March 1987.This series will be published, along with other privilege delineation guidelines, in a collection, the availability of which will be announced later. The collection will include the "Guide to the Use of ACP Statements on Clinical Competence," which appeared on pages 588-9 of the October 1987 issue. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPerformance of Procedures by Nephrologists and Nephrology Fellows at U.S. Nephrology Training ProgramsEpidemic End-Stage Renal Disease and Nephrology Manpower Trends: Crisis or Opportunity?Procedural Skills of Practicing Nephrologists A National Survey of 700 Members of the American College of PhysiciansThomas G. Tape, MD, Robert S. Wigton, MD, Linda L. Blank, BA, Jo A. Nicolas, BA 1 April 1988Volume 108, Issue 4Page: 632-634KeywordsHealth care qualityKidneysMedical staffNephrologyPrevention, policy, and public healthPublic policy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1988 Copyright & Permissions© 1988 American College of PhysiciansPDF downloadLoading ...