Resignations & Reporting: Competing Challenges of Fairness and Compliance with NPDB / State Reporting Requirements (On-Demand Webinar)

 

Date: 09/20/23

Closed captions are available.

Overview: In this webinar, panelist address challenging issues hospital medical staffs and practitioners face when a physician resigns or limits practice while under investigation. Discussion topics include a review of the public policy reasons for National Practitioner Data Bank reporting requirements and a general comparison with state board reporting requirements. The webinar also includes an analysis of what an investigation means when the practitioner is entitled to notice, ideas and best practices for accepting resignations, and how to ensure fairness and due process.

Learning Objectives: 

 

  • Understanding of the statutory requirements and recent case law interpreting the definition of investigation and notice requirements.
  • Learn best practices for a hospital and medical staff to communicate about a resignation or limitation of practice when an investigation is underway to ensure fairness and compliance.
  • Learn about options for practitioners who want to avoid or mitigate the impact of a NPDB report, and how and whether to dispute a report submitted by a hospital medical staff.

 

Speaker Information:

Sharon Peters, Partner, Epstein Becker Green

Jeff Segal, Partner, Byrd Adatto

Moderator:

Timothy J. Cahill, Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

 

Continuing Education:

CLE: AHLA’s webinars are pre-approved for CLE credit in the following states: AL, AR, CA, GA, IL, IN, KS, ME, MI, MS, NC, NE, NJ, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, and WV. Please refer to the Distance Learning CLE State Chart on our Continuing Education Page to review the reporting procedure in these and other states.

CPE: CPE is not available for on demand.

CCB: The Compliance Certification Board (CCB)® has approved this event for up to 1.8 NON-LIVE CCB CEUs based on a 50-minute hour. Continuing Education Units are awarded based on individual attendance records. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by CCB of this event content or of the event sponsor.

This self-study course will be available for purchase for approximately one year after the recording date. State rules on duration of eligibility for CLE-credits differ, so please  check with your state before purchasing self study offerings.


Also available from AHLA: The Complete Medical Staff, Peer Review, and Hearing Guidebook