The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (the "Court") ordered a hospital to comply with a subpoena served by the U.S. government to produce documents relevant to an ongoing federal investigation.
In its decision, the Court followed the predominant view of federal...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 45
From 2010-2014, the unnecessary use of stents to clear blocked coronary arteries fell by 50%. Now researchers are trying to decide if the decline is due to new practice guidelines issued to cardiologists in 2009, or if it is because physicians are upcoding patients’ disease to make the stent...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 45
Almost $20 billion was spent on medical errors in 2008, most of which were costs associated with providing follow-up care due to the errors. Who pays for this additional care—the patient, the insurer, the hospital—is not always clear, according to an article in The Washington Post. ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 45
Soon you will notice a change to Medical Staff Leader Insider. Your weekly source of medical staff news will become a twice weekly publication, with more in-depth coverage and analysis of news stories. You will then be able to access these articles on...
This week’s tip comes from Credentialing A to Z. OPPE isn’t without its difficulties and having a physician with no activity in your facility is one of them. You are required to collect data for evaluation of all privileged providers so...
