News & Analysis as of

Physicians › Credentialing

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Regulations, contracts, and credentialing for medical directors and attending physicians

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on

There are many rules and regulations governing attending physician visits and medical directors. Unfortunately, there is plenty of room for error when documenting attending physician visits, establishing medical director...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Assembly Acts to Streamline Physician Credentialing Process

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on

The California Legislature is considering a bill to simplify the process by which health insurers and plans credential providers. Currently, providers must satisfy the proprietary “credentialing” requirements of individual...more

Polsinelli

Med-Staff Newsletter - February 2023 | VOL 11

Polsinelli on

Structure of AMCs - While every AMC is unique, there are some common characteristics that many share: (1) the hospital and school are often tethered together from an organizational, governance and/or legal perspective;...more

Polsinelli

Title 22 is Governing Law in California – Think Twice Before Adopting a Three-Year Practitioner Reappointment Cycle

Polsinelli on

In November 2022, when The Joint Commission (“TJC”) announced its decision to update its accreditation standards to permit practitioner recredentialing every three years instead of two, many California hospitals and their...more

Troutman Pepper

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Address Whether Peer Review Privilege Applies to Hospital Credentialing

Troutman Pepper on

Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced it would address whether the Pennsylvania Peer Review Protection Act (PRPA or Act) protects documents in hospital credentialing files. This decision could significantly...more

Troutman Pepper

Credentialing Considerations For Health Care Systems Using Out-Of-State Practitioners During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Troutman Pepper on

Many hospitals and health care systems are turning to out-of-state practitioners to quickly ramp up staffing to the levels necessary to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic....more

Nossaman LLP

How to Provide Emergency Credentialing and Privileging for Healthcare Staff to Prepare for Surge in COVID-19 Patients

Nossaman LLP on

As the coronavirus pandemic has reached the phase where non-pharmaceutical interventions are being implemented daily (social distancing, school and work closures, travel restrictions, etc.), hospitals and medical...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

PA appellate court holds that physician credentialing file is not protected by the state peer review privilege

Bricker Graydon LLP on

In a highly unfavorable peer review decision, Leadbitter v. Keystone Anesthesia v. Petraglia, entered on February 12, 2020, a Pennsylvania state appellate court upheld an order compelling a hospital to produce the unredacted...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine Adds New Physician Credentials Verification Requirement for First Time Licensure

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis on

On October 11, 2019, the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) announced a new requirement for initial physician licensure in the state. Effective January 1, 2020, all first-time applicants in Massachusetts...more

Polsinelli

Med-Staff Publication - September 2018

Polsinelli on

Polsinelli is pleased to share the Med-Staff Quarterly Publication. This newsletter contains articles and insight into issues that affect the Med-Staff industry. ...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Medical Staff Bylaws Are Not Contracts in Delaware

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on

One of the fundamental issues in credentialing disputes is whether the Medical Staff Bylaws constitute contracts between the Hospital and the individual physicians. If the Medical Staff Bylaws do constitute a contract, then...more

11 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide