A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) hired physicians and other healthcare providers that had adverse actions taken against them. GAO analyzed physicians, nurses, and dentists working at VHA as of September 2016 who had an NPDB record.

Following the bylaws is critical because they reflect state and federal laws and regulations, such as the Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA). These laws and regulations include specific parameters for conducting the corrective action and the fair hearing, says Jon Kammerzelt, partner and chair of the health & life sciences practice group at Quarles & Brady LLP in Madison, Wisconsin.

The fair hearing is a culmination of several detailed processes that medical staff service departments must follow when addressing concerns about a physician’s competency or behavior. The following example broadly outlines the steps that result in a fair hearing.

All healthcare organizations must comply with multiple regulatory and accreditation standards, but making sense of all those requirements is easier said than done. During this 90-minute webinar, expert speaker Carol S. Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, will break down the credentialing standards of the five major accrediting bodies (CMS, The Joint Commission, the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, DNV GL, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance), identify their similarities and differences, and explain how the four-step credentialing approach applies to each agency. For more information, click here.