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The Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider provides the latest 'how-to' techniques, and practical 'working tools' to help you credential and conduct peer review more easily and more effectively - while avoiding legal pitfalls!
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Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider
Issue 12, December 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Brush up bylaws to ensure a fair and streamlined appeals process
Physicians who are unsatisfied with the results of a fair hearing have the right to appeal their... -
Several paths, one goal: Developing oversight for OR device representatives
There are several credentialing pathways medical device representatives can take as they seek a...
Issue 11, November 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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How to navigate National Practitioner Data Bank reports effectively: Legal experts offer tips for medical staffs and practitioners
Nothing grabs a credentials committee’s attention like a National Practitioner Data Bank... -
Streamline fair hearings for APPs, but don’t cut corners
The fair hearing process for medical staff members outlined in the Health Care Quality Improvement...
Issue 10, October 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Economic credentialing policies today: How courts and culture drive the policies
Economic credentialing, the practice of evaluating practitioners through a monetary lens, has had... -
Peer Review Best Practices: Case Studies and Lessons Learned
Many peer review committee members may find themselves reviewing cases that fall within a vast gray...
Issue 9, September 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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MSPs’ role in fair hearings can prevent further lawsuits
MSPs are often the first line of defense, ensuring that the medical staff follows its processes to... -
Medical staffs can discipline for crimes even when law enforcement hasn’t pressed charges
The question on the minds of medical staff leaders is whether they can also take disciplinary... -
Georgia Supreme Court redefines discoverability
“Unless the credentialing information involves the evaluation of the quality and efficiency... -
Good Samaritan Act upheld for anesthesiologist
An appellant objected to the use of Good Samaritan Act protection for an anesthesiologist whose...
Issue 8, August 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Lack of NPDB reporting brings peer review practices into question
As of December 2007, nearly 50% of U.S. hospitals had never reported a physician to the National... -
Before credentialing J-1 visa waiver practitioners, make sure all external qualifications are met
Practitioners working under a J-1 visa waiver may seem like the perfect candidates to fill your...
Issue 7, July 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Get to know today’s social media Web sites
MSPs may be asking themselves whether practitioners need special privileges to broadcast their... -
Are apparent agency disclaimers fair?
Your facility may be focused on preventing negligent credentialing lawsuits, but don’t... -
Should hospitals be held liable for physicians’ negligence?
Most states provide confidentiality and legal immunity to those who participate in peer review...
Issue 6, June 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Don’t be scared into silence: Affiliation letter safeguards allow you to disclose more
If you’re not in contact with your internal legal counsel on a regular basis, pick up the... -
Medical staff relationship counseling: Build trust with legal counsel to boost risk management efforts
If you would be frustrated receiving an affiliation response with only dates of medical staff...
Issue 5, May 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Avoid negligence lawsuits involving low-volume practitioners
The growing low- and no-volume practitioner trend presents challenges for credentialing... -
Credentialing application questions need careful wording to avoid appearance of discrimination: New ?conscience rule? is a controversial take on employee ethics
Hospitals and medical staffs must perform a delicate balancing act to protect the rights of...
Issue 4, April 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Collecting and cleaning out a practitioner's credentials file: Minimal legal statutes mean hospitals have more flexibility when setting timelines
Make it. Share it. Keep it. Shred it. Toss it. Does that sound like the life cycle of your... -
Double knockout: Fundamental peer review information for new committee members and their trainers
A panel of peer review experts tackle common questions and legal concerns that face modern peer...
Issue 3, March 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Mergers can also mean opportunities for MSPs
Mergers can be a frightening experience for facility employees and medical staff members alike. But... -
Keep your office litigation-ready
The medical staff services office is a repository of a great deal of sensitive peer review and...
Issue 2, February 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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Needed: Compliance training for medical staff leaders
Medical staff structures and training are not keeping pace with growth, and physicians still often... -
Will your credentialing policies work in a disaster?
Hurricanes, heat waves, floods, blizzards, traffic accidents with multiple injuries, explosions...
Issue 1, January 1, 2009 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE
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What changing Medicare requirements will mean for your facility
CMS issued new Interpretive Guidance October 17, 2008. The guidance makes substantial revisions to... -
Solve confidentiality challenges in physician peer review and credentialing data
Like all of us, physicians worry about their privacy and reputations. And no one has access to as... -
How effective is your facility’s peer review model?
Peer review is a critical tool for advancing healthcare quality in modern hospitals, but too many... -
Recent court rulings
A Georgia appeals court has overturned a lower court’s grant of access to some materials in...