The Second District Court of Appeal of Florida (the "Court") has held that external peer review reports are not discoverable because they do not fall within the scope of the amendment of the state's constitution that preempts Florida's peer review privilege. Approved by Florida voters in 2004,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 1
Most medical staff services professionals build their careers on helping their hospital medical staffs avoid situations that could lead to accusations of negligent credentialing. Yet the credentialing knowledge and expertise they amass can make them uniquely capable expert witnesses in negligent...
Are pre-applications necessary? Are organizations still using them? Patricia A. Furci, RN, MA, Esq., and Samuel J. Furci, MPA, discuss the pros and cons of preapplications.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 50
“Most people don’t want to say ‘I suffer from depression’ because there’s a shame about psychological issues.”
- Therapist Anna Ranieri discusses recognizing colleagues’ mental health issues in an article in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 49
“On the surface, it may seem like a reasonable thing to penalize hospitals that don’t successfully ‘get their patients better enough’ to avoid readmission. However, the problem is highly complicated, and such a crude way of thinking about the problem (i.e., blaming it all on the hospital and the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 47
“In our experience, the only sustainable way to help physicians achieve their potential in serving their patients is to engage them as partners in practice and enterprise success. Likewise, physician engagement is the only way to hold physicians, other providers, and staff accountable for...
In October, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) announced it approved new language regarding reporting physician status in the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Jennifer Michael, chief information officer for ABMS, answers what the change in language means...
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Heath Care (AAAHC) announced its purchase of the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). As of October 14, HFAP was placed under the direction of the AAAHC's accrediting arm, the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 12
The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), the accrediting arm of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), announced in mid-October that it had been acquired by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). The deal marks the first time two organizations with...
