Legislation that would allow physicians to apologize for bad treatment outcomes—without those apologies being used against them in malpractice lawsuits—is again under consideration in Rhode Island. The bill wouldn't stop malpractice suits, but would make apologies inadmissible in lawsuits. The...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 4
A bitter professional dispute has impaired The University of Arizona Medical Center’s world-famous transplant services. The hospital’s heart transplant program is on hiatus, as is its lung transplant program. Two other programs recently closed after the doctor who created them—department of...
More than two dozen orthopedic practices have formed a joint corporation, hoping to avoid the financial and regulatory pressures that have driven many physicians to hospital employment. The consortium, called the Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, includes 25 practices and 130 physicians in...
Many medical staffs are not prepared for an aging physician population, but help is on the way! Join us for Practicing Medicine Longer: Legal and Clinical Considerations for an Aging Physician Population, a webcast to be held Tuesday, March 11, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m....
A study from Columbia University School of Nursing, published in the Journal of Professional Nursing, suggests that opportunities for nurse practitioners (NP) might be impeded by the organization and culture in healthcare settings, and state laws expanding scope of practice therefore...
