Legal Considerations

Last month we began an introduction to a step-by-step approach to disclosing medical errors. This month we conclude with some additional steps.Read More »

Updates to the NPDB Guidebook are being met with some resistance from legal and regulatory organizations, particularly...Read More »

Nationwide, court cases continue to emerge that center on the disclosure of disciplinary information about physicians....Read More »

The practitioner reappointment process in hospitals is every bit as important to the credentialing process as initial appointments, even though it...Read More »

CMS hospital deficiency data is readily available, but how can plaintiffs' attorneys use it to build a case for negligent credentialing?Read More »

Many organizations across the country make use of locum tenens, but the role and requirements for these temporary physicians has...Read More »

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed employment discrimination and federal due process claims...Read More »

Hospitals might assume that a generous compensation offer will reduce the likelihood that an aggrieved patient will seek legal...Read More »

To keep up with today's complex privileging requirements, MSPs need to understand the growing roles of APPs and how they...Read More »

Although The Joint Commission and other ­regulators require institutions to have credentialing, ­privileging, and peer review...Read More »