The Fifth Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a district court decision ruling that federal and state immunity provisions do not provide hospitals immunity from patient-brought suits for negligent credentialing.
In many organizations, the board’s decision to approve or deny privileges marks the end of the new provider credentialing process for the MSP. However, this endpoint is changing as many hospitals integrate their medical staff services and provider enrollment functions into one department, says...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 5
One-fourth of America’s practicing physicians are age 65 or older, and this proportion will continue to rise as the peak of the baby boomer generation enters the ranks of the elderly. According to the AMA, more than 40% of the nation’s 1 million doctors are older than 50. These are daunting...
