A physician and former hospital president is suing Tenet Healthcare and Detroit Medical Center (DMC). Ted Schreiber, MD, claims he was forced out of his job at DMC Heart Hospital in October for reporting quality of care issues. Schreiber alleges he raised concerns about multiple issues during DMC peer review meetings, including physician competency and unnecessary surgeries performed on patients by other physicians. He says executives ignored his concerns and instead reliated against him for being a whistleblower.

Health records are data-rich, and more stakeholders are looking to dip into them for increasingly diverse purposes such as population health and value-based care programs. At the same time, payers are stepping up their use of data to guide audits, and the growing burden of documentation is cited as the leading cause of physician burnout. As the uses of health information expand, the purpose, usability, and integrity of the data can be put at risk.

We are in the process of putting together the MSP Salary Survey Report, based on our recent MSP salary survey. We are looking for MSPs and other experts to be interviewed for the report, commenting on the findings and what they are seeing in the industry. If you are interested in participating, please reach out to me at kaccorto@hcpro.com.