Watch Now: New Year, New Regs: What You Need to Know About The New Obstetrical Services Conditions of Participation  – There’s no better way to ring in the New Year than a podcast about compliance! In response to the growing maternal health crisis in the U.S., CMS issued new conditions of participation for hospitals and critical access hospitals that offer obstetrical services. Listen in as HortySpringer attorneys Mary Paterni and Hala Mouzaffar take a deep dive into these new requirements and discuss what you can do to start preparing.

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New Cases

Court Finds Physician Cannot Rely on Representation by Medical Staff Counsel Made Two Weeks Before Resigning

A California appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a medical staff finding that the physician was not reasonable in relying on representations made by counsel for the medical staff two weeks before he resigned. Din v. Med. Staff of Sutter Health Davis Hosp.

To read more about this case and to find out what’s new in healthcare law, visit our What’s New page

Question of the Week

We have a physician who was granted a leave of absence (LOA) last October.  Before she went on leave, there were some concerns raised about her practice, and she signed a performance improvement plan that included extensive CME and simulation training.  When the physician asked to go on leave, she was told that before she would be reinstated, she would have to complete both the CME and the simulation training outlined in her performance improvement plan.

The problem is her current appointment term expires at the end of April.  We don’t want to reappoint her now and give her a stamp of approval especially if she hasn’t completed the CME or training.  Is there a way to align the decision on her reappointment with her return from the LOA?

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