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Over the last several years, regulators and accrediting organizations have been increasingly scrutinizing the hospital governing body's role in its compliance with the conditions of participation. This presentation will examine the regulatory requirements for hospital boards and describe situations in which the governing body has been cited at the condition level.

Learning objectives include: 

• Describe the governing board's responsibilities and specific responsibilities for patient rights, quality improvement, and medical staff credentialing.
• Describe minimum requirements for medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations and governing body oversight.
• Explain the differences in medical staff credentialing regulations for telemedicine and onsite providers.
• Describe hospital responsibilities for credentialing nonphysician staff in the hospital