The Arkansas Supreme Court recently opted not to recognize negligent credentialing as a cause of action in a medical malpractice case, going against the majority of other states and causing quite a stir within the medical community.
A Georgia Court of Appeals, Third Division, affirmed the dismissal of a negligent credentialing claim against Northside Hospital, Inc. Barbara Ladner sued Northside, alleging that the hospital negligently credentialed Vahan Kassabian, MD, a board-certified urologist, who...
Arkansas followed its position in the minority rule in a February 9 state Supreme Court ruling that negligent credentialing does not exist in the state. Currently the majority of states (approximately 40) recognize negligent credentialing as a cause of action against hospitals...
Since the ABMS established its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process, hospitals and health systems have had at their fingertips additional information regarding certified physicians' current competence, and now the general public has access to that same information.
In May, CMS issued final rules regarding the manner in which hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAH) can privilege telemedicine providers, laying to rest a long debate.