On November 18, 2011, CMS released a new change to the Conditions of Participation (CoP) and Interpretative Guidelines under...Read More »
In October, CMS started dinging hospitals for what it considers excessive readmission rates. Some top-ranked hospitals, such as...Read More »
For many physicians, their first experience with the state medical board is filling out paperwork, popping it in the mail, and...Read More »
According to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), disciplinary actions against physicians have risen 6.8% nationwide....Read More »
Like it or not, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here to stay. In June, The United States Supreme Court upheld the law after...Read More »
In mid-May, CMS released a final rule containing many changes to its hospital Conditions of Participation (CoP). There has...Read More »
As part of President Obama's executive order "Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review," which aims to reduce unnecessarily...Read More »
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently conducted a study to examine the effect federal fraud and abuse...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 »
