To combat violence against healthcare workers, lawmakers in several states have introduced or passed legislation aimed to punish those who knowingly injure, assault, or threaten hospital staff while they are performing their official duties.
Workers who contract COVID-19 can be protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to new Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance, issued on December 14, 2021.
As many hospitals across the nation continue to face COVID-19 patient surges that overwhelm emergency rooms and ICUs, CMS also issued a reminder to hospitals to remember their obligations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).
Physicians in California may face disciplinary action for helping patients obtain inappropriate medical waivers from wearing masks. The Medical Board of California announced on August 18 that “a physician who grants a mask or other...
MSPs and credentialing specialists often have the responsibility to make sure that all of the steps in the credentialing process have been executed in the processing of any particular application. This is a critical responsibility because plaintiff attorneys will often claim that missed steps...
An emergency medicine physician, who complained about understaffing issues in his emergency department, has been awarded $26 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit.