It has been two years since Christopher Duntsch, MD, was convicted of a felony count of injury to an elderly person and sentenced to life in prison. Duntsch, a former neurosurgeon practicing in the Dallas area between 2012 and 2013, allegedly killed or maimed as many as 35 patients in botched...
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hired physicians and other healthcare providers that had adverse actions taken against them. GAO analyzed physicians, nurses,...
"Patients do better when they are taken care of by people who look like them."
- Mia Mallory, MD, associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Cincinnati medical school, discusses the need to increase the number of African-American medical school...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 3
The fair hearing is a culmination of several detailed processes that medical staff service departments must follow when addressing concerns about a physician’s competency or behavior.
The following example broadly outlines the steps that result in a fair hearing, but keep in mind:...
According to the results of an American Medical Association survey, more than 90% of physicians surveyed stated prior authorization has a significant or somewhat negative clinical impact on patient care. Twenty-eight percent responded that prior authorization “led to a serious adverse event such...
