A recent California Supreme Court ruling limits the role of the hearing officer after a non-physician fair hearing officer single handedly dismissed a doctor’s case for not cooperating with the fair hearing process in 2003.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 19
When reviewing bylaws, I often see confusion regarding emergency and disaster privileges. Many medical staffs interpret disasters as emergencies—which can be true— and consider disaster privileges as interchangeable with emergency privileges—which is false.
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 18
A report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimates that half of all medical research conducted in the United States is financed through corporations. Therefore, the IOM urges...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 18
Group purchasing organizations (GPO) have the potential to save the United States health care industry $36 billion dollars annually, says a study by Health Care Sector Advances, Inc., The Value of Group Purchasing - 2009: Meeting the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 18
When recruiting a physician to a particular specialty, a variety of physician compensation data sources are available to help you determine a reasonable compensation package and comply with fair market value requirements. To start your research, begin with the following resources.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 18
The most practical approach is to distribute feedback reports every six months. This provides physicians with four reports during a two-year cycle and gives him or her a reasonable opportunity to improve if an indicator is outside an acceptable level.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 18
Some of the most dramatic movie scenes involve a jury deliberating the fate of a defendant. In fact, the 1957 film “12 Angry Men” was set almost entirely in the jury room. But what if the screenwriter had decided to place the defendant in the jury box and allowed him to comment while the jury...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 17
State agencies that license and discipline doctors in California and Florida are among those with the worst track records in protecting patients from seriously substandard care, according to an April 20 report from Public Citizen...
