Following the bylaws is critical because they reflect state and federal laws and regulations, such as the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA). These laws and regulations include specific parameters for conducting the corrective action and the fair hearing, says Jon Kammerzelt, partner...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 3
The fair hearing is a culmination of several detailed processes that medical staff service departments must follow when addressing concerns about a physician’s competency or behavior.
The following example broadly outlines the steps that result in a fair hearing, but keep in mind:...
“Doctors always want to heal. They want to know what’s wrong, and they want to fix it. Yet, they are not acting as a doctor when they sit on a committee board. It is purely an administrative decision. They are not acting because the doctor in question has a spasm or a mental illness. You are...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 2
The Fifth District Texas Court of Appeals at Dallas (the “Court”) affirmed a trial court decision ruling that a surgery center did not breach a contract when it terminated a partnership with a physician who refused to perform an illegal act because the contract specifically stated that said...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 2