The California Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a trial court’s decision striking a physician’s complaint that a hospital falsely reported...Read More »
The medical staff office doesn’t assess practitioners’ competence, but MSPs can ensure that the organized medical staff has the bylaws, policies,...Read More »
The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA) established a voluntary reporting system designed to enhance the data available to...Read More »
Medical staffs know that the peer review process is not free of bias, but what they might not know is that bias goes far beyond being a partner or...Read More »
A New York hospital being sued after one of its physicians was convicted of sexually assaulting several patients can’t use the state’s peer review...Read More »
Performance indicators, also known as performance measures, are predefined competency areas in which a practitioner’s performance is evaluated....Read More »
The oversight function of the peer review process involves all the actions necessary to oversee the process to ensure that it is done correctly....Read More »
The story regarding Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and late-stage physicians carries on in the legal arena. In February 2020, the U.S. Equal...Read More »
The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands, District of St. Thomas (the "Court"), recently ordered a hospital being sued for negligent medical...Read More »