The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, in an unpublished opinion, granted a hospital and related defendants' motion for summary judgment. The Court dismissed a physician's claims of breach of contract, defamation, and conspiracy to violate her civil rights...
The recent revelation that a physician in Maryland had been practicing for nearly two decades in the state despite being convicted of rape has brought renewed attention to the issue of whether state medical boards should require criminal background checks for physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 1
During a recent webcast, "Medical Staff Governance Documents: The Increasing Importance of Contemporary Bylaws," Todd Sagin, MD, JD, offered guidance for differentiating among rules, regulations, policies, and bylaws. Following are questions and answers from this webcast.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 1
The Joint Commission's 2015 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals includes a new chapter, "Patient Safety Systems," the organization announced recently. The purpose of the chapter is to inform and educate hospital leaders about the importance and structure of...
Editor's note:Militsa Ruiz, CPCS, vice president of software integration at CredLink and president/CEO of Cambridge Verification worked with a hospital in Costa Rica to set up...
Healthcare organizations facing staffing shortages may resort to granting temporary privileges and using locum tenens physicians. However, without full credentials verification of those physicians, credentialing and privileging professionals may clinically...
