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Credentialing Developments: U.S. Supreme Court Refuses To Review Hearing Officer Authority Ruling; Ohio Court Of Appeals Allows Discovery Of Peer Review Records Under Prior Law

Hearing Officer Authority

In California, a Medical Staff Hearing Officer terminated a Medical Staff Hearing on the grounds the physician was “repeatedly disruptive, disdainful of the Hearing Officer’s authority, and flagrantly violated the rules pertaining to discovery and documentary exhibits.” This ruling allows the ruling by a California State Court that the termination did not violate the physician’s due process rights to stand. Meleikowsky v. Tenet Healthsystem, U.S. No. 05-638.
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In Bocobo v. Radiology Consultants of South Jersey, et al, a federal district court granted summary judgment to the radiology group and hospital defendants on eleven counts including the denial of a medical staff hearing. The radiologist was employed by the radiology group and the exclusive contract between the hospital and the group provided that…

Physicians often ignore crucial early warning signs in the credentialing process. Physicians also sometimes ignore the fact that the credentialing process is a structured legal process which can trap the unwary and penalize the careless. Here are 10 mistakes physicians make during the process, along with advice on how to prevent them.
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