On March 23, a federal appeals court overruled a lower court decision that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) covers diagnostic and treatment centers.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 11
The risk of substance abuse relapse is increased in healthcare professionals who have used a major opioid, had a coexisting psychiatric illness, or who have a family history of substance abuse, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 10
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recently posted a "credentialing advisory notice" on its Web site (www.abms.org), stating that two of its products can no longer be used for primary source verification for credentialing purposes. Those products...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 9
Claiming new requirements for informed consent are not workable, particularly in teaching hospitals, the American College of Surgeons (ASC) and the American Association of Medical Colleges have asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to revise its 2004 requirements that...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 48
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP), a nonprofit, nongovernmental, standard-setting organization, reports that nearly 20% of medication errors recorded in its database involved computerization or automation.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 41
If you weren't already confused, the JCAHO on October 21 released its third clarification within the last 10 months on its bylaws requirement standard MS.1.20.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 29
Streamlined bylaws are a fairly concise set of documents articulating the roles of leaders within the organization, how those leaders are selected or replaced, and the overall organizational structure of the medical staff. Eliminate antiquated and unnecessary language and reduce the length and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 12
The Court of Appeal for the State of California (the “Court”) held that a hospital that flagged a physician’s cases for peer review was protected by the state’s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute.
The plaintiff in the case, Ana Sanchez, MD,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 9
Do you know which accreditors’ and regulators’ standards your organization must follow? This may seem like a simple question, but your organization may be accredited by both The Joint Commission and ACHC. Or you might need to check both acute care and ambulatory standards if your organization...
