Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to H G Gleitz.
This article discusses the impact of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 on the ability of hospitals to conduct informal peer review and provides examples of the types of actions that may be taken without triggering the due process and reporting requirements of that act.
This article sets forth numerous insight and practical suggestions for conducting medical staff hearings in compliance with the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986. The authors examine when a practitioner is entitled to a hearing, how to prepare for a hearing, and how the hearing itself should proceed, from the opening statement to the hearing panel's recommendation.
The peer review process may result in the loss of license and livelihood for the physician. This article is a practical guide to the process for the physician confronted by possible sanctions from the peer review organization.
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Administrative and judicial interpretation of the Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse laws--particularly provisions on illegal referrals--pose a threat to physicians considering new business arrangements. This article sets out examples of arrangements likely to avoid claims of Fraud and Abuse and shows how certain modifications may substantially increase the risk of government charges of illegal referrals.