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The medical staff's guide for legal issues surrounding FPPE

Although The Joint Commission and other ­regulators require institutions to have credentialing, ­privileging, and peer review processes in place, there are ­legal ­concerns associated with each process. Negligent credentialing and antitrust concerns are a few ­legal issues that medical staff leaders and MSPs must keep in mind when developing and carrying out FPPE activities. Maintaining consistency and fairness throughout the credentialing and ­privileging ­processes, which include FPPE, is critical to avoiding ­legal ­situations. Each institution must strive to ­consistently apply its FPPE program to:

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