The Brave New World of Ambulatory Peer Review – What You Need to Know
Historically, peer review was limited to the review of practitioners’ clinical care for hospital patients. However, with health care entities providing more clinical services on an outpatient basis and the increase in employed physicians by hospital affiliated entities, there has been significant interest in developing outpatient peer review processes. But, before moving forward with such a project, there are a number considerations that groups have to evaluate.
Press play now to listen to HortySpringer attorneys Ian Donaldson and Charles Chulack as they discuss these topics and more to assist you in designing your outpatient peer review process.
What’s New in Health Law
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New Cases
Court Upholds Dismissal of Negligence Claim Against Anesthesia Group
The Oregon Appeals Court upheld the dismissal of a claim brought by former patients against an anesthesia group stemming from a data breach of the personal information of at least 750,000 patients. Eldred v. Oregon Anesthesiology Group, P.C.
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
There is a new GI on our staff who had a concerning number of complications during his initial focused professional practice evaluation. To make sure our process was completely objective, we decided to get an external reviewer to evaluate some of the cases with complications. Instead of sending all of the cases of concern, we sent a sample which reflected the various kinds of complications the GI had during his first eight months of practice. We thought this would allow us to expedite the review and save a little money at the same time. Is this ok?
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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