Criminal Background Checks for Physicians


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Criminal Background Checks for Physicians:
Audio CD/MP3
Recorded January 15, 2008
1:00 - 2:30 pm (Eastern Time)

Faculty: Susan Lapenta, Phil Zarone & Mike Piana

Criminal background checks are the norm outside of health care. One survey found that 80 percent of employers conduct criminal background checks on job applicants, mostly to head off "negligent hiring" lawsuits by customers.

Hospitals face similar risks in the form of "negligent credentialing" lawsuits by patients. And while hospitals engage in rigorous credentialing of applicants for medical staff membership, many hospitals don't obtain criminal background checks. Is this justified in light of what other employers are doing? Could a hospital's failure to have criminal background checks done on applicants for medical staff appointment increase its risk of liability for negligent credentialing?

If a hospital decides to obtain criminal background checks, it must be aware of state and federal laws that limit the manner in which background checks may be performed and the uses that can be made of that information. Knowing these rules is essential to ensuring that background checks do not create more problems than they solve.

Join HortySpringer's Susan Lapenta and Phil Zarone as they address these issues and more in Criminal Background Checks for Physicians: An Idea Whose Time Has Come? Susan and Phil are joined by Mike Piana from PreCheck, Inc., a leader in criminal background verification services for hospitals.

Susan, Phil and Mike discuss the following topics:

Do accreditation standards and state laws require criminal background checks?
How often is a criminal background check likely to reveal something you didn't already know about a physician?
What information do you get from a criminal background check? Convictions? Pleas? Charges?
If you're going to obtain background checks, should they be performed only at initial appointment, or at reappointment as well?
Does the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act apply to physician background checks and, if so, what do you need to do to comply?
What if a physician refuses to sign an authorization to allow a criminal background check?
What types of limitations are there in state law?
Is it permissible to do a criminal background check on just some physicians (i.e., those about whom red flags are raised)?
Can you shift the cost of a criminal background check to the new applicant?
If you are going to use a criminal background check, are there questions you should (or should not) ask on your application?
Should you have a separate policy on background checks of medical staff applicants?
What language should be in the Medical Staff Bylaws?
What do you do if you find negative information? Should the bylaws outline clear-cut rules or allow for flexibility?
What can you do if you find other information from a background check that reveals an applicant has lied?

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