The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First Judicial District (the "Court") affirmed a trial court's decision to summarily dismiss a physician's claim of breach of contract against a hospital. The Court found that the hospital is immune from civil damages under the Illinois Hospital Licensing...
A record number of medical students applied to residency training programs this year. We take a look at the trends and what they mean for the future of medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 21
Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA, presents a new strategy to deal with physician burnout in an article for MD Magazine. According to Meyers, the country is experiencing a crisis when it comes to medical resident burnout, and physician leaders should not wait until a lawsuit against their hospital to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 20
This week Alabama enacted the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, becoming the seventh state required for the compact to go into effect. This triggers the formation of a commission that will administer the streamlined process for physicians interested in practicing in multiple states to obtain...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 19
The newest version of the NPDB Guidebook released last month includes stricter reporting requirements for when a physician surrenders privileges while under investigation. The NPDB has made the definition of “under investigation” more expansive, and it now includes when a physician is going...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 5
The American Board of Radiology (ABR), defines pediatric radiologists as physicians who use imaging and interventional procedures related to the diagnosis, care, and management of congenital abnormalities (those present at birth) and diseases particular to infants and children. Pediatric...
During the recent webcast, "Peer Review: Seven Challenges and Realistic Solutions," speakers Robert J. Marder, MD, and Mark Smith, MD, MBA, FACS, answered a range of questions regarding data collection, peer review committee meetings, and process improvement....
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (the Court) held that the Louisiana peer review privilege protected a non-party hospital from a subpoena served on it by an insurance company seeking peer review information about one of its physicians.
