CMS’ 2014 final rule clarified its position that categories of non-physician practitioners could be included on the medical staff; it also enabled medical staffs to privilege registered dietitians (RD) and other nutrition professionals to order therapeutic...
The medical staff exists to ensure the quality of care, which is dependent primarily on individuals granted privileges in the organization. The way the organized medical staff accomplishes this is through competency determination across the lifetime of a practitioner at the...
The medical staff exists to ensure the quality of care, which is dependent primarily on individuals granted privileges in the organization. The way the organized medical staff accomplishes this is through competency determination across the lifetime of a practitioner at the...
For MSPs, understanding the regulatory road map is essential to ensure credentialing and privileging practices are compliant with applicable state law and other regulatory standards. In this article, we point out some of the major ideas that should be understood when credentialing and...
The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey (the "Court") upheld a trial court's dismissal of a physician's lawsuit against Overlook Hospital (the "Hospital") in Summit, New Jersey, because the Hospital and the participants in its internal peer review process...
The Maintenance of Certification (MOC) debate continues. Earlier this month, the New England Journal of Medicine ran pro and con online Viewpoints regarding MOC...
