The United States District Court for the State of Connecticut (the “Court”) granted a motion to compel discovery, finding that in certain cases, if medical peer review privilege is not proved to be “intrinsically meritorious,” a court can decline to recognize it.
Turnaround times are critical. Everybody wants to know: Where is the information? What’s the hang-up in the process? Being able to definitively show that is critical, but also when you're talking about primary source verification, what are the elements that are taking so long to have returns?...
Last year set the record for the number of fatal drug overdoses in the United States. According to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 71,000 people across the country died of...
On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order in support of the expansion of telemedicine services, particularly in rural areas. This order makes permanent the increased offering of telemedicine services necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Centers for Medicare and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 8
Healthcare organizations have become increasingly complex. In past decades, most organizations provided patient care within the walls of the facility. Essentially, no clinical care was provided outside the facility. This care delivery model is no longer the norm—it is actually quite the contrary...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the healthcare sector, a recent LocumTenens.com survey shows. The survey was conducted in June and highlights information collected from 940 healthcare professionals in 35 medical specialties. The survey features several key data points,...