The United States District Court of Texas, El Paso division (the “Court”), denied Tenet Hospitals’ motion to dismiss a plaintiff’s Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) claim, finding that a hospital’s failure to abide by its own screening procedures constitutes a valid...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 6
In October 2018, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released an update to the National Practitioner Data Bank’s (NPDB) Guidebook. This marks the first update since HRSA made significant changes to the rules in 2015. There are significant clarifications and new...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 5
The Fifth Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a district court decision ruling that federal and state immunity provisions do not provide hospitals immunity from patient-brought suits for negligent credentialing.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 5
Because minutes are the record of medical staff business, they carry important implications. MSPs must ensure that minutes provide an accurate account of credentials, peer review, or MEC meetings, where high-stakes decisions are made regarding a practitioner’s privileges and ability to practice...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 4
Plus, hospital employees fired for accessing actor’s medical records, senators ask for old privacy regulation to be removed, and Match results hint at future of physician workforce
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 4
One-fourth of America’s practicing physicians are age 65 or older, and this proportion will continue to rise as the peak of the baby boomer generation enters the ranks of the elderly. According to the AMA, more than 40% of the nation’s 1 million doctors are older than 50. These are daunting...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 4
The corrective action, summary suspension, and fair hearing processes are high-stakes proceedings and extremely stressful for all involved. Hospitals can alleviate some of this stress by ensuring their medical staff bylaws do not create extra pressure points when managing practitioner behavior...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 3
The United States District Court of Maine (the “Court”) ruled in favor of a plaintiff seeking to compel a juvenile reformatory and the Maine Department of Corrections to produce certain documents, finding that self-critical analysis and peer review privileges were not applicable to the case....
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 3
Following the bylaws is critical because they reflect state and federal laws and regulations, such as the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA). These laws and regulations include specific parameters for conducting the corrective action and the fair hearing, says Jon Kammerzelt, partner...
