Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 11

Legal news roundup: Physicians accused of leaking medical records, resident falsified documents, anesthesiologist arrested for tampering IV bags

November 30, 2022

Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.

Physicians charged with attempting to pass health information to Russia

A federal grand...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 32, Issue 11

Rebuilding trust in the aftermath of the RaDonda Vaught case

November 30, 2022

The conviction of former Vanderbilt University Medical Center nurse RaDonda Vaught in March for negligent homicide and gross neglect of an impaired adult due to a medical error made headlines nationwide. Organizations such as the American Organization for Nursing Leadership and the American...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 11

Colorado Supreme Court: Patient doesn’t have to pay amount on hospital’s chargemaster

November 9, 2022

A hospital can’t charge a patient for a procedure based on its chargemaster rate after mistakenly quoting her a lower cost, according to a recent decision by the Colorado Supreme Court (the “Court”).

Centura Health’s St. Anthony North Health Campus (the “Hospital”) sued the patient, Lisa...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest

Physicians admit to turning away patients with disabilities

October 25, 2022

A recent study in Health Affairs found that physicians are hesitant to treat patients with disabilities and admit to being out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Physicians reported...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest

Study: Disabled physicians disproportionately mistreated by patients, coworkers

October 18, 2022

A recent study published in Health Affairs found that physicians with disabilities are much more likely to report mistreatment while on the job.

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 10

Court of appeals: Physician failed to complete pre-employment materials

October 12, 2022

The Court of Appeals of Washington (the “Court”) affirmed a trial court’s decision in favor of a medical school that rescinded an employment offer to a physician who failed to complete and submit her pre-employment paperwork.

The plaintiff, Roberta Bruni, MD, filed suit against the...

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