The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced its approval of the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) as a national accrediting organization for acute care hospitals that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs. CIHQ focuses largely...
The Appellate Court of Connecticut affirmed a lower court’s decision to set aside a jury verdict in favor of a physician in a medical malpractice case after the physician’s attorney violated the state’s peer review statute.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 8
Seasonal influenza vaccinations for all healthcare workers are not the law of the land-yet-although CMS, The Joint Commission, and numerous other organizations have goals or requirements aimed at getting more than 90% of U.S. healthcare professionals vaccinated by 2020. Many...
An article by a nurse that appeared recently in The New York Times has brought about a surge of discussion, sometimes revealing, sometimes aggressive, about the relationships and professional interactions between caregivers in hospitals.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 29
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights director Leon Rodriguez announced the termination of Medicaid funding to a California surgeon who intentionally discriminated against an HIV-positive patient by refusing to perform much needed back surgery. An order,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 27
Quality experts, including the CEO of the National Quality Forum and a former CMS administrator, cautioned Senate Finance Committee members earlier this week that healthcare quality measures must be better coordinated to be effective.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 7
Editor's note: HCPro's Credentialing Resource Center is constantly adding to and updating its library of Clinical Privilege White Papers, which outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide range of medical specialty and subspecialty areas, procedures and new...
The Court of Appeals of Iowa (the “Court”) reversed a lower court’s decision and ordered the Iowa Board of Medicine (the “Board”) to dismiss a disciplinary action against a physician stemming from incidents involving alcohol dependency.
When reviewing compliance regarding FPPE/OPPE, we find some issues result from a fragmented approach to the privileging process. Although many facilities have successfully implemented FPPE/OPPE requirements, some facilities are still troubled by the proverbial round peg in the square hole.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 26
Teaching hospitals with a higher intensity of physician-training activity achieve lower mortality rates, but higher hospitalization readmission rates for key medical diagnoses, according to a study in the July issue of Medical Care. The disparity in readmissions is greatest for “safety-...
