The United States District Court of Texas, El Paso division (the “Court”), denied Tenet Hospitals’ motion to dismiss a plaintiff’s Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) claim, finding that a hospital’s failure to abide by its own screening procedures constitutes a valid...
In October 2018, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released an update to the National Practitioner Data Bank’s (NPDB) Guidebook. This marks the first update since HRSA made significant changes to the rules in 2015. There are significant clarifications and new...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 5
The Fifth Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a district court decision ruling that federal and state immunity provisions do not provide hospitals immunity from patient-brought suits for negligent credentialing.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 5
As telehealth expands and technology improves, there are an increasing number of options for communication between healthcare providers and patients as well as between providers, but such services raise concerns for HIPAA compliance due to the method of transmission and issues of security...
