One year ago, CMS handed down a ruling that allowed hospitals utilizing telemedicine providers to credential physicians through a proxy, using information about the physician from the distant-site facility rather than collecting and verifying information on their own.
It's no secret that hospitals stand to gain a lot when contracting with a hospitalist group. Hospitalists can improve quality, increase efficiency, and reduce costs. However, finding the best hospitalist group for your organization can be a daunting task. Any facility looking...
The Court of Appeals of Georgia reversed a lower court decision and ruled that a hospital was entitled to immunity under Georgia's peer review protection law.
In my travels around the country, it seems that all physicians have similar concerns and complaints when potential opportunities for improvement are identified. Peer review is, after all, performed for the purpose of helping every doctor be the best doctor he or she can be....
