A key element to the physician credentialing and privileging process is querying the NPDB, a step that has become standard practice whenever a credentialing committee is considering a new candidate or an existing physician is renewing privileges.
A Supreme Court decision handed down in June offers greater protections for physician employers that face retaliation claims, effectively discouraging physicians from bringing forth frivolous claims related to discrimination-a ruling that could impact the way healthcare facilities deal with...
The Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District, in an unpublished opinion, affirmed a trial court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by an orthopedic surgeon claiming that a private hospital violated its bylaws and that its proceedings were fundamentally unfair in deciding to restrict the...