The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) was created to provide immunity from monetary damages to hospitals and individual practitioners participating on medical peer review committees. HCQIA also created the National Practitioner Data Bank.
Editors have proofreaders. H&R Block's claim to fame is its ability to find holes in your tax documentation that will earn you extra money. Even house painters stand back and check each other's work to make sure they didn't miss a spot. So doesn't it stand to reason that...
Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) in 2005, the rules did not become final until January 2009, at which point data collection organizations could seek certification as patient safety...
Electronic medical records (EMR), smartphones, texting, e-mail, remote access-all of these innovations have hit the healthcare sector with force over the past 10 years. For some physicians, EMRs enable them to work more quickly and keep better notes; for other physicians, it...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 8
Donielle Wilson, ND, is a naturopathic physician practicing in two states. In Connecticut, Wilson is able to physically examine patients, order lab work, and then diagnose and prescribe natural treatment plans to assist with their ailment.
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group fired Dr. Kevin Lurie in October 2005, allegedly for disruptive behavior and for falsifying time sheets. Lurie claimed that he was bringing quality of care issues to light and subsequently sued the organization for wrongful termination,...