Legal Considerations

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently conducted a study to examine the effect federal fraud and abuse...Read More »

Admitting fault and apologizing are skills that don't come naturally to many physicians, not because they are physicians, but because they are...Read More »

In mid-May, CMS released a final rule containing many changes to its hospital Conditions of Participation (CoP). There has...Read More »

Thrombosis, sclerosis, embolism-it might not require conjugating verbs, but medical terminology is a language in itself, one that often creates a...Read More »

It is important that medical staff leaders, MSPs, and all other hospital staff that carry out credentialing, peer review, and...Read More »

Reporting a physician to the NPDB is not to be taken lightly, and ­hospitals must understand when it is appropriate to do so. In...Read More »

Gone are the days when physicians could claim they were board eligible, even if they finished residency ­training 30 years ago....Read More »

At the beginning of 2012, New Mexico expanded its state laws regarding reporting settlements, ­judgments, adverse actions, and...Read More »

The Arkansas Supreme Court recently opted not to recognize negligent credentialing as a cause of action in a medical malpractice...Read More »

Medical staffs should include a provision in the bylaws stating that if there is a contractual arrangement between the hospital and any member of...Read More »