Identifying red flags within credentialing applications can be the first step to protecting yourself and your facility from a successful plaintiff litigation. In the 90-minute webcast, which includes 30 minutes of Q&A, expert Mark A. Smith, MD, MBA, FACS, discusses ways to recognize issues...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 8
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that information collected under the Health Care Professional Credentials Data Collection Act (Credentials Act) is confidential but not privileged. Because of this ruling, a hospital being sued for negligent credentialing has to produce the medical staff...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 8
Patients who live in rural areas are now driving even further for obstetric care as rural hospitals close their labor and delivery units. An article published by Health Services Research looked at rural hospitals across nine states with at least 10 births in 2010. Of those 306 hospitals, 7% (21...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 8
Bylaws are the legal framework on which a hospital or health system functions. Your facility’s bylaws cover all aspects of its operations, but your office is focused primarily on the medical staff bylaws. This week’s free resource comes from ...
