Fair Hearings From A Hearing Officer"s Perspective - Webinar By MentorHealth
Overview: This session will provide the perspective of a hearing officer as to what actions should and must be taken before a corrective action is taken and how to prepare for the hearing. Specifically, actions that should be taken and should not be taken will be discussed.
The webinar will discuss the application process, particularly for new applicants. In this regard, we will discuss the criteria, reviewing what information is required to support the application with regard to education and training, prior practice, references and prior adverse actions and liability settlements. We will also discuss what information should be solicited from other hospitals where the applicant claims to have privileges. It is important that the information solicited be specific, leaving no room for gaps.
We will discuss the elements of good, clear and concise bylaws, fair hearing plans and other policies. The importance of not only having these documents but following them to the letter will be emphasized. Too often, organizations fail to follow their own procedures, leading to sometimes catastrophic circumstances. There is no excuse for failing to provide the affected practitioner due process because clear directions were not followed.
Areas Covered in the Session:
Clear and concise bylaws, policies and other directives
The investigative process
Criteria for admission to the staff
Information required to support the application
Membership on other staffs
References
Following the fair hearing plan
Notice
Hearing
Reasons for the adverse action
Documentation required to support an adverse action
Who Will Benefit:
Hospital Executives, particularly those involved with Medical Staff Activities
Medical Staff Officers
Physicians who serve on peer review committees
Medical Staff Support Staff
Attorneys Representing Medical Staffs
William Mack Copeland MS, JD, PhD, LFACHE, practices health care law in Cincinnati at the firm of Copeland Law, LLC. He is also president of Executive & Managerial Development Group, a consulting entity providing compliance and other fraud and abuse related services. A graduate of Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Bill is a frequent author and speaker on health law topics.
Copeland is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, American, Ohio and Cincinnati Bar Associations and is a life fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He was awarded the American College of Health Care Executives Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent's Award in 2007.
About the company: MentorHealth is a comprehensive training source for healthcare professionals. Our trainings are high on value, but not on cost. MentorHealth is the right training solution for healthcare professionals. With MentorHealth, healthcare professionals can make use of the best benefits relating to their professional training.
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The webinar will discuss the application process, particularly for new applicants. In this regard, we will discuss the criteria, reviewing what information is required to support the application with regard to education and training, prior practice, references and prior adverse actions and liability settlements. We will also discuss what information should be solicited from other hospitals where the applicant claims to have privileges. It is important that the information solicited be specific, leaving no room for gaps.
We will discuss the elements of good, clear and concise bylaws, fair hearing plans and other policies. The importance of not only having these documents but following them to the letter will be emphasized. Too often, organizations fail to follow their own procedures, leading to sometimes catastrophic circumstances. There is no excuse for failing to provide the affected practitioner due process because clear directions were not followed.
Areas Covered in the Session:
Clear and concise bylaws, policies and other directives
The investigative process
Criteria for admission to the staff
Information required to support the application
Membership on other staffs
References
Following the fair hearing plan
Notice
Hearing
Reasons for the adverse action
Documentation required to support an adverse action
Who Will Benefit:
Hospital Executives, particularly those involved with Medical Staff Activities
Medical Staff Officers
Physicians who serve on peer review committees
Medical Staff Support Staff
Attorneys Representing Medical Staffs
William Mack Copeland MS, JD, PhD, LFACHE, practices health care law in Cincinnati at the firm of Copeland Law, LLC. He is also president of Executive & Managerial Development Group, a consulting entity providing compliance and other fraud and abuse related services. A graduate of Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Bill is a frequent author and speaker on health law topics.
Copeland is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, American, Ohio and Cincinnati Bar Associations and is a life fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. He was awarded the American College of Health Care Executives Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Regent's Award in 2007.
About the company: MentorHealth is a comprehensive training source for healthcare professionals. Our trainings are high on value, but not on cost. MentorHealth is the right training solution for healthcare professionals. With MentorHealth, healthcare professionals can make use of the best benefits relating to their professional training.
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