A new law will make it harder for another Christopher Duntsch to practice medicine in Texas. HB 1998 was signed into law on June 13. The bill includes several new patient safety measures aimed at keeping bad physicians from flying under the radar and practicing in Texas.
Although this option exists in most email programs, let’s face it—once something is sent electronically, you cannot physically take it back. You are at the mercy of the recipient, hoping they will respect your wishes and delete the email...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 6
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida (the “Court”) granted a community health center’s motion for summary judgment against a physician’s claims of racial discrimination and retaliation, finding it had legitimate reasons for terminating his employment contract.
For physicians, the risk of being sued by a patient is low in the short term but increases the longer they practice, according to data from the AMA’s Physician Practice Benchmark Surveys.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 5
Your medical staff bylaws must specifically state the exact details as to when, by whom, and how a fair hearing is triggered at the medical staff level and an appeal is triggered at the board level. In addition, the bylaws should have a "bright line" definition of the actions that will trigger...
