This bundle is comprised of three session recordings from the 2019 Educational Conference & Exhibition Legal/Regulatory track.

Verify and Comply: CMS, JC, NCQA, HFAP, and DNV Credentialing Standards Compared and Contrasted 

• Speaker: Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS & Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS 
• Description: Compliance with multiple regulatory and accreditation standards is mandatory for healthcare organizations.  However, it is becoming increasingly challenging to understand the similarities and differences in requirements.  This session compares and contrasts the specific standards for the five agencies in a manner that is unlike any other.  Join us to receive an informative and concise understanding of accreditation requirements related to credentialing.

Unifying Medical Staffs: The 'Systematization' of Medical Staff Activities in Multi-Campus Health Systems 

• Speaker: Todd Sagin, MD, JD
• Description: More than half the nation's hospitals are part of multi-campus health systems, typically with multiple medical staffs. This session will explore the options for creating more efficient and effective use of physicians and support professionals by merging medical staffs or medical staff activities. The pros and cons of this activity will be outlined; the legal and regulatory considerations enumerated; common implementation challenges explained; and a review of best practices and most successful models discussed. This session will be relevant to physicians and medical staff professionals who are currently in multi-hospital systems or may find themselves in one in the near future.

Employed Physicians – How to Navigate HR and Peer Review for Employed Physicians 

• Speaker: John Synowicki, JD
• Description: This presentation will focus on a trending area in peer review, where en employed physician (or one who is affiliated through an affiliate employer) is subject to review on the employment side and on through peer review.  Employers can save themselves considerable time and heartache if they learn to navigate when to address a matter on the employment side, when to do so on the peer review side, and when they may need to do both. 

CEs:

• This bundle has been approved for 3.75 CE credits. Please note you must complete all sessions in order to earn the CE certificate for this bundle.

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