Regulatory investigations, civil litigation, criminal enforcement actions, and reputational damage can all follow when hospitals fail to detect, document, and respond appropriately to controlled substance loss or misuse.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 10
A recent case examines the tension between a physician’s efforts to obtain information about a disputed recertification decision and the confidentiality protections afforded to medical peer review.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 10
Fragmented oversight across quality, risk, compliance, and patient safety can let warning signs go unnoticed until regulators or plaintiffs’ attorneys connect them after the fact. That same fragmentation can also affect malpractice exposure.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 9
A recent California appellate court decision addresses the evidentiary requirements necessary to sustain a claim against a hospital for negligent credentialing.
Physician behavior issues can be complex and difficult to address. When a practitioner may have behaved outside of quality practice guidelines, there must be an investigation to...
