As the novel coronavirus remains a threat across the globe, healthcare organizations should brush up on procedures for handling and sharing protected health information (PHI) during the outbreak of an infectious disease.
One of the recent 1135 waivers issued by CMS due to the COVID-19 pandemic allows for hospitals to screen patients at a location offsite from the hospital’s campus to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Under normal circumstances, this would be a violation of the Emergency Treatment & Labor Act (...
In an April 3 letter to the National Governors Association (NGA), the American Medical Association (AMA) called on all governors to adopt stay-at-home orders to limit the spread of COVID-19. The AMA also urged governors to close non-essential business, limit non-essential activities, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 3
Plus, nurses and physicians voted most ethical professionals, physician defrauds insurers to finance political pursuits, and physician lets unlicensed colleague treat patients in his clinics. Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent...
In an effort to handle the COVID-19 crisis that's showing signs of straining healthcare resources and supplies, CMS issued a memo to providers instructing them to delay elective...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 3
A South Carolina Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a trial court’s decision, finding that a hospital does not have a duty to ensure that a hospital physician maintains malpractice insurance coverage, regardless of the language in an admission contract and/or a special relationship forming...
