Following a fair and thorough investigation, the medical staff in your hospital has determined a physician has clinical performance issues and has recommended a limitation in clinical privileges. Per the medical staff bylaws, a fair hearing process commences. If the hearing/appeal processes do...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 10
A California Court of Appeals for Division Seven of the Second Appellate District reversed and remanded with directions a trial court’s decision, finding that the terms of an agreement between a physician and hospital cannot be enforced when they conflict with a state-mandated procedure.
Every year, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sets a specific quota regarding the number of opioid pills that drugmakers can produce in the United States. This quota is based on data collected from both the FDA and drugmakers. However, the DEA recently proposed a rule that would prevent...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 10
Sharing peer review information between healthcare organizations is essential to help medical staffs determine practitioners' competence and make informed privilege-granting decisions. However, medical staffs can find themselves facing legal challenges if the disclosure process is done
Medical staff policies that require practitioners to sign releases before they disclose information to a requesting hospital are designed to protect an institution against lawsuits. But in the case of disclosing a practitioner’s...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 10
Also, medical boards take action against physicians in Massachusetts and California, medical group receives $2.6 million in overpayments, and patient medical images exposed online across the globe. Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent...
