The First District Appellate Court of Florida (the "Court") recently overturned an order compelling a hospital to turn over occurrence reports, holding that by operation of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 2
This issue marks my last as editor of the Credentialing Resource Center Journal. I'll be moving over to HCPro's home health and hospice product space, including the Homecare DIRECTION newsletter. Delaney Rebernik, who currently manages home health and hospice, will be...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 2
These questions and answers are from the recent HCPro webcast, "FPPE and the Revised NPDB Guidebook: How to Address New Reporting Challenges," presented by Todd Sagin, MD, JD, national director of Sagin Healthcare Consulting, LLC, and HG Consultants, LLC.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 2
Although the fear of lawsuits runs deep in many facilities, MSPs are very rarely named in these lawsuits. "The bad news is, you're most certainly going to get sued as an organization," says Dan Mulholland, attorney with Horty, Springer, and Mattern, P.C., in Pittsburgh,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 2
The Credentialing Resource Center Symposium features big names, hot topics, and prime networking opportunities. A key part of this year’s action: expert speaker Hugh Greeley.