The Kentucky Supreme Court (the “Court”) recently reversed a Court of Appeals ruling that would have allowed patients to sue hospitals for negligent credentialing of non-employee physicians who are given staff privileges. The Court’s decision strikes down negligent credentialing as a separate...
Longitudinal assessment may be the way to address the other component of Maintenance of Certification (MOC), that has perhaps caused the most uproar from physicians, is the high-stakes exam, which diplomates take every 10 years. Many physicians argue that MOC does not test them on what they...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 12
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires covered entities (CE) to protect and confidentially handle patients’ protected health information (PHI). MSPs, physicians, and their organizations must remain vigilant or risk violating HIPAA. Luckily, HIPAA is a fairly cut...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 11
Finding that external peer review reports are not protected from disclosure by the state constitution, the Florida Supreme Court (the “Court”) reversed the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal of Florida regarding a case of a patient suing a hospital for medical negligence, including...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 12
Representatives from The Joint Commission, URAC, DNV GL, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP), and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) took the stage at the 2017 NAMSS Educational Conference & Exhibition in October to share what they have learned from the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 12
Recent CMS revisions to the State Operations Manual for Hospitals are zeroing in on the agency’s definition of a “hospital.” According to one expert, this new survey guidance may be an attempt to define the parameters of a microhospital.
