Court of Appeals: Good-faith admission satisfies EMTALA requirements

May 26, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29 Issue 5
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Legal Considerations

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (the “Court”) affirmed a Maryland district court’s granting of summary judgment, finding...

The due process manual, Part 2: The Health Care Quality Improvement Act

May 19, 2020
Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 30 Issue 5
Leadership Insight, Legal Considerations, Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance

The bedrock of the medical staff due process manual is a federal statute named the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA). As with...

States modify CME requirements amid pandemic

May 18, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Allied Health Professionals, Ambulatory Care, COVID-19, Legal Considerations

Twenty-six states have modified continuing medical education (CME) requirements for physicians and some other practitioners as of May 13, says the...

Bill would give green cards to practitioners

May 13, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
COVID-19, Leadership Insight, Legal Considerations

U.S. lawmakers are hoping to get green cards to physicians and nurses as soon as possible. A bill introduced this week by House Democrats would...

CMS issues more changes to allow for better provision of care during the COVID-19 pandemic

May 5, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Allied Health Professionals, Ambulatory Care, COVID-19, Credentialing, Leadership Insight, Legal Considerations, Privileging

Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a second round of regulatory waivers and rule changes built to add...

Pennsylvania Superior Court: Some credentials committee documents not protected under peer review privilege

April 26, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29 Issue 4
Credentialing, Legal Considerations

The Pennsylvania Superior Court (the “Court”) affirmed a trial court’s decision, finding that a credentials committee is considered a review...

Legal considerations for healthcare workers crossing state lines during pandemic

April 26, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
COVID-19, Legal Considerations

There are several legal considerations when licensed healthcare workers cross state lines during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic...

Massachusetts changes COVID-19 care-rationing guidelines amid concerns of unconscious bias

April 22, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
COVID-19, Leadership Insight, Legal Considerations, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance

After pushback from minority communities and people with disabilities, Massachusetts has revised its care-rationing guidelines in the case of a...

Sample bylaws language for privileges in telemedicine

April 22, 2020
Sample Forms
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Credentialing, Legal Considerations, Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures, Privileging

Organizations need to be aware of whether their state requires specific disclosures (such as privacy agreements, the process for filing complaints, etc.) to be made in writing prior to a provider delivering patient care via telemedicine. Some organizations consider originating sites to be...

Staying compliant when handling high-profile cases

April 19, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29 Issue 4
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, COVID-19, Legal Considerations, Quality

As the novel coronavirus remains a threat across the globe, healthcare organizations should brush up on procedures for handling and sharing ...

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