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
2/9/2023
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credentialing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Hospitals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Peer Review ,
Physicians ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Teaching Hospitals
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
Whether you are new to medical staff leadership or have served in the past and have been called to serve again, there are times when you will need to consult a lawyer who specializes in medical staff matters. While there is...more
9/1/2022
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ADEA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Patient Access
You only get one bite at the apple. Lawyers use this expression to describe the legal concept that a cause of action may not be relitigated after it has already been judged on the merits. The twin components of this concept...more
Flattening the Curve: Are Vaccination Mandates a Viable Strategy for Hospitals?
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (“SARS-CoV-2”) vaccines hold promise to control the pandemic and help restore normal social and...more
7/21/2021
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Defamation ,
Discovery ,
Employment Policies ,
HCQIA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Peer Review ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title IX ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
On September 14, 2020, United States District Judge William Stickman IV of the Western District of Pennsylvania, a recent appointee of Donald J. Trump, ruled that executive orders issued by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has created severe financial and operational difficulties for hospitals. Rapidly responding to a novel pathogen within a declared Public Health Emergency (PHE), while experiencing decreased revenues as a...more
On April 23, 2020, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced during his daily press conference that he would issue an executive order next week extending Illinois’ stay at home order through May 30, 2020....more
On April 19, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new updated recommendations for providers to restart the provision care to patients without symptoms of COVID-19 entitled Re-opening Facilities to...more