Much of credentialing and privileging is fraught with potential missteps and legal peril. If the granting of privileges is done poorly, the patient is put at risk, and from a broader point of view, the organization is also at risk from legal fallout that results from pa-tient...
A key part to any credentialing application is the attestation, acknowledgment, and release forms. These documents protect your organization as well as the entities that release information to your organization throughout the credentialing process.
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...
In May, CMS issued final rules regarding the manner in which hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAH) can privilege telemedicine providers, laying to rest a long debate.
It seems physicians just can't win: If they report a hospital or another physician for quality of care issues, they risk losing their position with the hospital or getting sued by the colleague they reported; if they stay mum, they risk violating their state-mandated reporting...
A recent New Mexico case suggests that hospitals don't necessarily have to enforce credentialing requirements in employment and service contracts to the letter to ensure that they are not vulnerable in malpractice suits.
No hospital wants to be embroiled in a negligent credentialing lawsuit, but these claims are becoming more prevalent. More states are recognizing negligent credentialing as a valid legal theory, making it more important than ever for medical staffs to polish their credentialing...
Collecting ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) data on telemedicine providers who may be based hundreds or thousands of miles away from your facility seems like a daunting challenge. However, it doesn’t have to be rocket science. It’s simply a matter of adjusting the...
Physicians are often hesitant to serve as proctors, and who could blame them? Proctoring another physician is one of the most awkward positions that a physician can be put into. Proctors must critique another physician’s performance, and their assessment helps determine whether their colleague...
What’s the difference between a lawyer who represents the hospital and one who represents the medical staff? That’s not the beginning of a joke; it’s a valid question medical staffs need to ask themselves when selecting legal counsel.
