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CMS relaxes telemedicine privileging rules

Small and critical access hospitals will have an easier time participating in telehealth programs at larger facilities, thanks to CMS easing its physician privileging requirements. A change to

SPOTLIGHT: Case highlights issues in reporting physician misdeeds

In theory, hospitals are required to report problem doctors to the National Practitioner Data Bank--a requirement that sounds straightforward enough. In practice, however, hospitals struggle with