Verisys

AUGUST 17, 2023

Mitigating liability and legal risks Malpractice claims and legal disputes can financially and emotionally drain healthcare providers and organizations. Medical staff service teams typically check at least half a dozen primary sources to properly verify a healthcare provider’s credentials.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 12, 2024

To underline the significance and complexity of this system, we will explore what are reportable events in healthcare, the regulatory requirements that govern them, the types of reportable events, and the importance of proper reporting. Each state has its own set of laws and regulations dictating what must be reported and when.

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Provider Trust

JULY 8, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and contains medical malpractice payments and adverse action reports on healthcare professionals. Below are the significant laws and regulations that govern NPDB operations: NPDB Regulations. For more information, view the webinar on demand. Healthcare Legislation & Regulations.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 14, 2024

Additionally, the credentialing specialist may request a record of any pending and past medical malpractice cases and disciplinary actions from the appropriate authority. Whether it’s government regulation or healthcare facility requirements is a matter. Upon completion and approval, the provider can begin billing for medical services.

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Ohio Healthcare Compliance Resources Let’s start with the important state government agencies you’ll need to work with: The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is key to safeguarding and enhancing the health of Ohio residents. Additionally, providers must submit a minimum five-year work history for initial credentialing.

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MedTrainer

JULY 28, 2023

While learning of an inspection can cause alarm, oftentimes it’s a routine occurrence required by the federal government to ensure the overall quality and delivery of healthcare services. This ensures that medical facilities are not engaging in malpractice and following program rules and regulations.

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Med Law Blog

MAY 1, 2023

Please note that the potential for ulterior financial motives does not automatically presume that the intent is somehow suspect, in the same way that potential medical malpractice concerns does not legitimately question the clinical motives of all other providers.

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Evidence of continual malpractice coverage. Upon completion, the information is provided to a governing board within the institution to give the final approval for the provider to begin practicing. Board certification if applicable. Work history. Personal immunization records. Professional and personal references. CAQH enrollment.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

Credentialing management helps organizations maintain compliance with regulatory standards set by accrediting bodies, government agencies, and industry regulators. Fines, medical malpractice claims, and patient harm are concerns if credentialing isn’t properly managed. Enhanced Patient Safety. Risk Mitigation.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 2, 2023

It involves collecting and reviewing information such as education, training, licensure, certifications, work history, malpractice history, and references — all in pursuit of verifying that providers are who they say they are and qualified to deliver legitimate, safe, and ethical care.

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Hall Render

MARCH 5, 2024

Because the Act allows for the collection of punitive damages, for which there is no limit under Alabama law, damages may be substantially higher than those that would be awarded in a traditional malpractice case. Hall Render blog posts and articles are intended for informational purposes only. If you have questions regarding LePage v.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Other increasingly viable employee lawsuits are ADA disability discrimination or Title VII claims , possibly bolstered by federal government guidance from the U.S. Ek and allowed to stand by the state supreme court in 2022). Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Verisys

MARCH 30, 2023

Healthcare organizations must regularly check practitioners’ qualifications and license status to comply with regulations and to ensure payment from private and government agencies like Medicare and Medicaid. Medical credentialing , unfortunately, isn’t one-and-done at the time of hire. What are the requirements for medical credentialing?

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Hall Render

APRIL 14, 2023

NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%

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Drug & Device Law

MAY 25, 2023

For several years, we have blogged about the controversy over whether the American Law Institute (“ALI”) should put its Restatement Third of Torts imprimatur on no-injury medical monitoring. There was an insufficient time to discuss the Torts: Medical Malpractice draft. Here’s the latest update, as that effort nears culmination.

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Drug & Device Law

APRIL 10, 2023

That’s why this defense oriented blog has inveighed against claims solely for “ medical monitoring ” ever since it was founded. Plaquemines Parish Government , 982 So.2d Prosser & P. Keeton, Prosser & Keeton on the Law of Torts , at 165 (5th ed. 1515, 1523 (D. Kentucky : Wood v. Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories , 82 S.W.3d

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Med League

OCTOBER 5, 2023

This blog post delves into the factors contributing to this crisis and highlights the urgent need for accountability and reform. Despite the high death toll within these facilities, there was a reluctance to accept responsibility at all levels of leadership, from the state government to the facility administrators.

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Drug & Device Law

JANUARY 30, 2024

And it all arrives in the form of a medical malpractice case. As we have discussed several times before in this blog, the PREP Act provides that a “covered person” shall be immune from liability with respect to all claims involving the use of a “covered countermeasure.” section 1367(c) to remand the case to state court. So far so good.

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