Discrimination claims are not to be taken lightly in the medical field, or any field for that matter. They require sufficient evidence and investigation, and in a recent case, an otolaryngologist had his discrimination claims dismissed by the District Court of the Western District of New York (...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 9
The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (the “Court”) recently ordered a hospital to place a physician back on its payroll and reinstate her clinical privileges pending an investigation.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 8
Under Kansas common law, a healthcare provider doesn’t have a duty to "safeguard, protect, and maintain the confidentiality of a patient's medical records," according to a recent decision by the Court of Appeals of Kansas (...
Most medical staffs today are departmentalized in nature. Where departmentalization exists, a medical staff must take care to involve each department properly in the practitioner vetting process to avoid negligent credentialing landmines.
