Cardiologist Robert Graor lost his Ohio license to practice medicine in 1995 and was sentenced to three years in jail, after being convicted of embezzling more than $1 million. He regained his license following his release, but then lost it a second time in 2003.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 18
The vast majority of physicians aren't troublemakers, but bad behavior clearly isn't an isolated problem. There have been cases of physicians throwing objects in the operating room, yelling and hitting patients, and sexual abuse, the Association of Health Care Journalists reported recently—yet...
In what may ultimately become an influential decision, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in February that changes the way physician whistleblowers bring claims against hospitals?and may have lasting consequences for peer review processes in the state, some say.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
New OPPE and FPPE standards for acute care and critical access hospitals accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) may look somewhat familiar to many hospitals. Most facilities conduct competence assessment and peer evaluation in one form or another....
Updates to the NPDB Guidebook are being met with some resistance from legal and regulatory organizations, particularly concerning the way in which the NPDB defines an investigation.
