At the beginning of 2012, New Mexico expanded its state laws regarding reporting settlements, judgments, adverse actions, and...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 »
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 »
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 »
Many states protect medical staff peer review information from discovery, meaning that a plaintiff's attorney cannot use it...Read More »
Starting with the next edition of The Joint Commission's Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals to be published...Read More »
In an effort to improve the accuracy of the data contained within the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) and the Healthcare...Read More »
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is taking a stand to protect the identities of healthcare organizations, physicians,...Read More »
Understanding which medical staff members are eligible to serve as medical staff leaders can be challenging, particularly in...Read More »