Consider fortifying focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) materials with provisions specifically for practitioners whose privileges have lapsed. Here’s sample language for an “OB-GYN supplemental privilege criteria for robotic surgery” form.

President Donald Trump’s recent executive order (EO) placing limits on the diversity training that federal employers and contractors can offer is raising concerns of a chilling effect on employers’ diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. The order, released on September 22, was referenced during the September 29 presidential debate between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Even before that rancorous exchange, the EO had many concerned it could handcuff employers wanting to train their workforces on such topics as unconscious bias and inclusive workplaces.

As regulatory bodies such as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services make policy changes that allow for greater reimbursement, and more practitioners start to employ telemedicine services, the telehealth industry is seeing unprecedented growth—largely in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, patients are demonstrating an increased willingness to schedule a telemedicine visit because for some time at the height of the pandemic, that was their only option.