Legal Considerations

New York is the newest state to grant nurse practitioners (NP) full practice authority, joining 24 other states and Washington, D.C. Governor...Read More »

MSPs are tasked with making sure only competent practitioners provide care at their organization. This requires thorough vetting of the...Read More »

The conviction of former Vanderbilt nurse RaDonda Vaught for gross neglect of an impaired adult and negligent homicide will have a “chilling...Read More »

The Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (the "Court") recently paved the way for a medical resident's wrongful termination claim against a...Read More »

A new bill passed by Colorado lawmakers would ban the doxxing of healthcare workers and other protected persons in an effort to shield them from...Read More »

To combat violence against healthcare workers, lawmakers in several states have introduced or passed legislation aimed to punish those who...Read More »

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

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The Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Department (the "Court") recently ruled that parts of a...Read More »

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

Medical staff service professionals and hospital leaders have long asked what is reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) when...Read More »