Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider - Volume 10, Issue 11

Supreme Court decision narrows the requirements for physician retaliation claims

November 1, 2013

A Supreme Court decision handed down in June offers greater protections for physician employers that face retaliation claims, effectively discouraging physicians from bringing forth frivolous claims related to discrimination-a ruling that could impact the way healthcare facilities deal with...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 23, Issue 11

Leadership equation: 7C + 1 = success

November 1, 2013

Stakes are high, opinions are divided, and emotions are charged. You are under pressure, possibly stumped, full of adrenaline. Welcome to the world of deeply human conversations as outlined in the seminal work Crucial Conversations, by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al ...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest

Joint Commission recognizes Top Performer Hospitals

November 1, 2013

Thirty-three percent of Joint Commission-accredited hospitals reporting accountability measure data for 2012 are Top Performer hospitals, delivering evidence-based care processes in the right way and at the right time, according to The Joint Commission’s latest Annual Report on Quality and...

Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider - Volume 10, Issue 11

Credentialing & Peer Review Legal Insider, November 2013

November 1, 2013

Public Citizen report cites problems with NPDB and OIG exclusions

The watchdog group finds incomplete information in as many as 50,000 reports, while an OIG special advisory clarifies screening frequency guidelines

 

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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 11

Credentialing Resource Center Journal, November 2013

November 1, 2013

Keeping ahead of new ≠technology privileging issues

Chances are good that your medical services department has already been given the challenging task of assessing a telemedicine ≠providers' competency or for a practitioner who is using a

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Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider - Volume 10, Issue 11

Public Citizen report cites problems with NPDB and OIG exclusions

November 1, 2013

A key element to the physician credentialing and privileging process is querying the NPDB, a step that has become standard practice whenever a credentialing committee is considering a new candidate or an existing physician is renewing privileges.

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