A decision to apply to a facility should not be undertaken lightly. Once you are on staff, you are subject to peer review. While legal immunities and privileges protect the facility, you have little if any protection and your record may be permanently […]
PHI's incredibly broad definition (see reverse, Tip No. 1) includes many common identifiers such as name, address, birth date, and social security number if they can be associated with health data content, which is usually the case in a health care environment […]
All "individually identifiable health information" held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or media, whether electronic, paper, or oral. RULE OF THUMB: If it contains any type of health data (including payment information […]
If the behavior makes the physician a continuing threat to public welfare, a physician is required to report it to the Texas Medical Board. Otherwise, a physician may report to the Texas Medical Board, the Texas Medical Association, or to a hospital […]
There is a clear imbalance of power between a physician and a patient. The patient exposes himself or herself and is highly vulnerable. No matter what the patient says or does, a physician will be held to higher expectations. The physician must at all […]
If you are a focus of a health care entity investigation, before you resign clinical privileges or let them expire, resolve any such investigation and confirm that no affirmative report to the NPDB will be filed against you. Get assistance from a health […]
It is used to inform health care organizations (such as hospitals, health plans, state licensing boards, and other health care regulatory entities) of a "reportable event." NPDB reports are used, along with other source data, when a practitioner is considered […]
Non-subscribers may be sued by their employees for on-the-job injuries and non-subscribers are also limited in the defenses they are allowed to assert. To minimize this exposure, most employers who have opted out of the Texas workers’ compensation […]
The biggest reason most employers elect to provide workers’ compensation benefits is to avoid the risk of litigation. An employer who provides workers’ compensation benefits to injured workers cannot be sued by the employee (or third parties) for […]