Pathways Webinar Training for Hospital and Medical Staff Leaders Is Back for 2025!
This year’s program will focus on quality enhancement through excellence in credentialing and privileging. The aim is to promote quality and patient safety on the front end – through careful upfront assessment and management of areas of concern and prevention/avoidance when those concerns cannot be resolved. We will cover the fundamentals of the credentialing continuum during the course of the year. In addition, each session will hone in on “hot topics” in credentialing that many health systems, hospitals, and medical staffs are attempting to tackle in 2025.
Watch Now: The Blue Cross Antitrust Class Action Settlement – Show Me the Money
Blue Cross Blue Shield recently agreed to settle antitrust claims after more than a decade of litigation. The deadline to submit a claim for a share of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Proposed Net Settlement Fund is quickly approaching. Join attorneys Dan Mulholland and Moises A. Tonoc Bonilla for this informative how-to so that you don’t miss out on the opportunity to receive a piece of the settlement fund.
What’s New in Health Law
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New Cases
Federal Court Dismisses Physician’s Age Discrimination Claims by Finding That Comments Such as “Old, Infirm, or Lame” Were Sporadic and Made by Those with No Authority Over the Physician’s Employment, Among Other Things
The United States District Court for the District of Delaware granted in part and denied in part a physician’s employment discrimination claims against a health system (“system”) and individuals who worked at the system. Katz v. Beebe Healthcare
To read more about this case and to find out what’s new in healthcare law, visit our What’s New page
Question of the Week
We recently had a patient suicide reviewed through our sentinel event/root cause analysis process. The process did not identify any aspect of the matter that should be attributed to the attending physician’s provision of care. Is that the end of the matter? Do we also need to refer this matter to the medical staff’s peer review process for consideration? Would it have any authority to reach a different conclusion? How do these processes intersect?
HortySpringer’s Contract Control Program for Hospitals and Healthcare Systems is now available!
Healthcare contracts can be challenging, but with the right support, they don’t have to be. We have teamed up with our friends from LegalSifter to offer a tailored Contract Control Program just for hospitals and health systems. This lets you review contracts you receive from others, draft new contracts using HortySpringer curated templates, negotiate agreements and manage the contracts after they’re signed. It’s a full-service solution that simplifies the entire contract process.
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Onsite and Virtual Education Available!
Change is happening faster than ever in health care, and to stay ahead, you need to anticipate what’s next. Now more than ever, education is key.
Working with you in-person or virtually, we can create a customized educational program that best matches the issues your organization faces each day. By helping you protect what’s important, to clearing obstacles in your way, we are here for all your health care education needs.
Upcoming Events
April 24 - 26, 2025
Nashville, TN