Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 1

Could your MSSD benefit from a peer review coordinator?

January 1, 2012

Keeping track of the steps of the peer review process can be just as daunting for MSPs as the actual process is for physicians under review. There are many steps to remember, and it is of the utmost importance that each step is followed to prevent legal action by physicians...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 22, Issue 1

National Practitioner Data Bank restricts information available to public

January 1, 2012

The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is taking a stand to protect the identities of healthcare organizations, physicians, and other healthcare practitioners. In September 2011, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) shut down its public-use data file after...

Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider - Volume 9, Issue 1

Appeals Court reverses summary judgment for physicians pursuant to Illinois Good Samaritan Act

January 1, 2012

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a lower court's grant of summary judgment to two physicians who were sued for medical malpractice.

Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider - Volume 9, Issue 1

Defendant hospital granted the right to have ex parte communication with employees

January 1, 2012

The Superior Court in Maricopa County, AZ, overturned a trial court's decision barring a defendant hospital from communicating with its employees who had treated or were treating the plaintiff patient in a medical malpractice case.

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 22, Issue 1

Reduce case review with rule and rate indicators

January 1, 2012

Because I travel a lot, I receive numerous surveys and comment cards from airlines, car rental companies, and hotels. I almost never take the time to complete them unless something unusual has happened. It would just take too much time to do all of them. Most of us do not take...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 22, Issue 1

ABMS now publicly reports whether physicians keep up with MOC requirements

January 1, 2012

Since the ABMS established its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process, hospitals and health systems have had at their fingertips additional information regarding certified physicians' current competence, and now the general public has access to that same information.

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