"What just happened?" This can be a hard question to answer in the wake of a stressful "medical staff office emergency," such as a confrontational surgeon demanding privileges with 48 hours' notice. Recounting these incidents can be almost as stressful. However, writing down what happened and...
The Appellate Court of Illinois for the Third District (the Court) held that a trial court was correct in dismissing a physician's defamation claim against a hospital's chief of staff. The Court found that the statements in question were not defamatory and releases of liability signed by the...
Physician impairment refers to situations in which practitioners are rendered unable to perform their professional responsibilities adequately because of a variety of health problems, including medical disease, psychiatric problems, or substance abuse (Physician Impairment by Substance Abuse,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 17
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 16
With just hours before a 21% cut in Medicare payments went into effect, the U.S Senate approved a $145 billion healthcare reform package that repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) physician payment formula.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 14
A diagnostic radiologist uses x-rays, radionuclides, ultrasound, and electromagnetic radiation to diagnose and treat disease. According to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), training to become a diagnostic...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
Twenty-three people—nine physicians and 14 medical workers—were charged this week in connection with a scam using homeless patients in New York to fraudulently bill Medicaid $7 million for unnecessary tests and products.
The federal Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) was passed by Congress to extend immunity to good faith peer review of physicians and dentists and to create the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). The statute is located at 42 United States Code section 11101 et seq.
