Legal Strategies for MSPs & Physician Leaders: Prevent Negligent Credentialing and Protect Peer Review

Litigation from credentialing and privileging disputes is on the rise. Recent legal cases have allowed physicians to challenge long-standing policies and decision-making by hospitals. MSPs and physician leaders need to be educated on the legal issues that arise from their everyday tasks and know how to avoid exposure to multi-million dollar lawsuits. Legal Strategies for MSPs & Physician Leaders: Prevent Negligent Credentialing and Protect Peer Review will help you to navigate negligent credentialing, malpractice, and peer review and manage your liability. Table of Contents Introduction About the Author Commonly used acronyms Part 1: Prevention - Negligent Credentialing Chapter 1: Negligent Credentialing Lawsuits - History and Prior Cases Chapter 2: Effective Strategies to Limit Liability Chapter 3: Applications, Attestations, Acknowledgements & Release Forms Chapter 4: Thorough Credentialing Processes Part 2: Peer Review Chapter 5: Ongoing Competency Monitoring Chapter 6: Peer Review Committees Chapter 7: Addressing Unprofessional Behavior and Other Rule/Policy Violations Chapter 8: Quality Review Process Part 3: Due Process Procedures, Negligent Credentialing Claims & Common Credentialing Pitfalls Chapter 9: Medical Staff Rights Chapter 10: Defending Against Claims of Negligent Credentialing Chapter 11: Medical Malpractice Claims Chapter 12: Common Legal Pitfalls