Overview:
Hospitals must file a National Practitioner Data Bank report on any physician's surrender of privileges if an investigation is underway.
This has always been a Data Bank reporting requirement, intended to
discourage plea bargains which allowed physicians to avoid being
reported if they agreed to waive hearing rights.
In 2015 the NPDB
Guidebook published expanded descriptions of "investigation" and
"surrender" stretch what is to be considered a reportable surrender of
privileges. In October 2018, a new Guidebook modifies these and other
reporting descriptions.
OPPE and FPPE and other peer review can be
affected, as are physicians ability to make practice decisions without
inadvertently tripping Data Bank reporting triggers. Medical staff
bylaws and policies need to be reworked under the newest Data Bank
Guidebook."
Why you should Attend:
Are you aware of the revisions to the National Practitioner Data Bank
Guidebook? New and surprising government interpretations of the
regulatory scheme have been recently published. Most medical staff
policies and bylaws in hospitals today do not reflect these changes.
Legal protections for medical staff leaders and hospitals could be lost.
Physicians will be surprised by reports generated under the new
Guidebook.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- National Practitioner Data Bank Guidebook changes
- Hospital reporting requirements
- Medical staff bylaws problems
- Peer review process issues
- Physician credentialing
Who Will Benefit:
- Medical Staff President/Chief of Staff
- Bylaws Committee
- Credentialing Committee
- Chief Medical Officer
- Vice President of Medical Affairs
- Chief of Staff
- Director of Medical Staff
- Medical Staff Attorney
- Hospital Counsel
- Medical Staff Manager
- Credentialing Specialist
- Human Resources Professionals