Like it or not, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here to stay. In June, The United States Supreme Court upheld the law after state attorney generals and the National Federation of Independent Business questioned its constitutionality. In a nutshell, the court stated that...
On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a much anticipated 5-4 decision, upholding President Obama's healthcare reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Although much of the commentary that followed revolved around the politics of funding, taxation, and requirements for...
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania dismissed a §1983 civil rights claim brought by a U.S. Army physician resulting from an allegedly inappropriate report of a medical malpractice claim to the NPDB.
Given that today's culture is fully immersed in technology, it is easy to assume that any information you might need can be found with a few clicks. Occasionally, however, a few clicks can turn into an hours-long search-and in the world of medical staff services, it seems this...
The CFO of a healthcare system recently expressed to me concern over the amount of revenue (an estimated hundreds of thousands of dollars each month) being lost due to a dysfunctional credentialing process. A CMO noted that his longtime MSP is nearing retirement and the other...
Like it or not, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here to stay. In June, The United States Supreme Court upheld the law after state attorney generals and the National Federation of Independent Business questioned its constitutionality. In a nutshell, the court stated that...
