You’ll notice this week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider is dominated by CMS news. Most of it was announced last Friday just as many of us were probably gearing up for the holiday weekend, but now that we’re all back to work, it’s time to...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 9
CMS' 2-midnight rule states that inpatient admissions are considered reasonable and necessary for stays that last at least two midnights. Stays that fall short of that benchmark should be billed as outpatient services.
For the second time, the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California dismissed a surgeon's lawsuit alleging that a hospital, its medical staff, its parent company, and certain individuals racially discriminated against him by limiting or suspending his...
Although telemedicine has the potential to make access to care simpler and easier, healthcare experts and telemedicine advocates still have concerns that regulatory obstacles are preventing the industry from reaching its full potential, while raising legal questions for both hospitals and...
As medical staff leaders struggle to motivate physicians to fulfill their proctoring obligations, some have considered offering compensation to encourage those physicians to complete their evaluations. But before adopting this practice, a medical staff should ensure it has...
The AOA and ACGME have begun the process of creating a single accreditation system. The final result could be a simplified verification process, but a lot must happen before the system is fully implemented?and the target date for completion is June 2020.
