My doctors had a health center; then they lost it; then they got it back. As a result, they are completely dedicated to that health center. This is different than hospitals where the medical staff has always had a hospital, or two, or three, to bounce back and forth between.
Nationwide, court cases continue to emerge that center on the disclosure of disciplinary information about physicians. Following is an article from contributing author Anne Roberts, CPMSM, CPSC, senior director of medical affairs at Children's Medical Center in...
The ruling allows physicians to bring damages claims against hospitals before exhausting administrative proceedings, a decision some say could weaken the peer review process
Updates to the NPDB Guidebook are being met with some resistance from legal and regulatory organizations, particularly concerning the way in which the NPDB defines an investigation.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
New OPPE and FPPE standards for acute care and critical access hospitals accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) may look familiar. Most facilities conduct competence assessment and peer evaluation in one form or another. Now, however, they must...
