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 »
According to a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report, Hospital Incident Reporting Systems Do Not Capture Most Patient Harm (...Read More »
Every healthcare provider will tell you that patients are customers, and customers can take their business elsewhere if they are unhappy about any...Read More »
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Many states protect medical staff peer review information from discovery, meaning that a plaintiff's attorney cannot use it...Read More »
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Starting with the next edition of The Joint Commission's Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals to be published...Read More »
Physicians and healthcare organizations that were on the fence about participating in an accountable care organization (ACO) may...Read More »
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is taking a stand to protect the identities of healthcare organizations, physicians,...Read More »
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