Medical staff service professionals and hospital leaders have long asked what is reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) when taking disciplinary action against a physician. The NPDB is a centralized database overseen by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 1
The Texas Court of Appeals (the "Court") reversed and vacated a trial court's temporary injunction ordering a hospital to grant temporary hospital privileges to a physician for the sole purpose of administering ivermectin to a patient suffering from the aftereffects of COVID-19.
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.
With more than five million dead worldwide from COVID-19, the enduring threat of health misinformation and disinformation has prolonged and worsened the pandemic. Healthcare professionals must be vigilant to counter inaccurate information about COVID-19, vaccines, and treatments wherever it may...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 12
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville (the "Court") awarded summary judgment in favor of a large hospital corporation being sued by a physician who was terminated during a leave of absence to receive treatment for substance abuse.