The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that a medical staff can sue its hospital board. Avera Marshall medical staff members brought the case against South Dakota-based Avera Health System over bylaws changes at the hospital in Marshall, Minnesota, and the case found its way to...
A radiologist faces three misdemeanor charges for allegedly stealing the protected health information (PHI) of nearly 97,000 current and former patients of NRAD Medical Associates, the Long Island, New York, medical practice where he worked. Richard Kessler, MD, was arrested December 3 and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 12
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently released the final draft of its Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. The model legislation, if adopted by enough state legislatures, is seen as a way to address the growing need for physicians in underserved areas, as well...
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (the "Court") granted a health system's motion for summary judgment, dismissing a former employee-physician's claims that she was placed on leave and terminated in violation of the Americans with...
The “cold war” between hospital management teams and physician communities may be thawing, writes Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, president of Health Futures Inc., and an associate professor of public health sciences at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. In an entry in Health and Hospital...
Five ER staff were sacked at a German hospital for posting humiliating photos of patients online, a spokesman for the clinic in the western city of Aachen has confirmed. According to media reports that surfaced last month, the five were terminated with immediate effect from the Aachen University...