21st Century Oncology Inc. of Fort Myers, Florida, which operates 179 cancer centers, has agreed to pay $26 million after admitting it knowingly submitted false attestations to CMS as part of the Medicare Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program. Under the program, physicians may...
Two groups, one on each side of the CRNA practice authority question, both say they want what is best for patients and the healthcare system in general.
Do most hospitals query insurance carriers to obtain an applicant’s malpractice suit history even though this step is not required by The Joint Commission?
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 1
The Kentucky Supreme Court (the “Court”) recently reversed a Court of Appeals ruling that would have allowed patients to sue hospitals for negligent credentialing of non-employee physicians who are given staff privileges. The Court’s decision strikes down negligent credentialing as a separate...
A West Palm Beach, Florida, man has been sentenced to prison for posing as a physician as a teenager. Malachi Love-Robinson was 17 years old when he was first caught impersonating a physician at St. Mary’s Medical Center in January 2015, during which time he sat in on at least one gynecology...
