The Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) was created to provide immunity from monetary damages to hospitals and individual practitioners participating on medical peer review committees. HCQIA also created the National Practitioner Data Bank.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 8
Donielle Wilson, ND, is a naturopathic physician practicing in two states. In Connecticut, Wilson is able to physically examine patients, order lab work, and then diagnose and prescribe natural treatment plans to assist with their ailment.
Two patients arrive in the ED with influenza during an outbreak. One is a 75-year-old man with several other chronic conditions and the other is a 45-year-old woman with three children. Who gets the last ventilator? Is it the woman because she is younger and has three children...
Although the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA) in 2005, the rules did not become final until January 2009, at which point data collection organizations could seek certification as patient safety...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 8
The first half of 2011 has produced a number of natural disasters that have ravaged various regions. In April and May, flooding of the Mississippi River devastated areas of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Wildfires in Texas burned more than 2.5 million acres, and Western...
Editors have proofreaders. H&R Block's claim to fame is its ability to find holes in your tax documentation that will earn you extra money. Even house painters stand back and check each other's work to make sure they didn't miss a spot. So doesn't it stand to reason that...
