First few Article Sentences
Federal and state laws, and hundreds of court cases, address the seemingly simple decision of a hospital and medical staff member to part ways. The end game of all this legislation and litigation is ensuring disclosure if the parting is due to physician competence or conduct that could adversely affect patients. Everyone knows that restriction of privileges for competency or conduct reasons may be reportable, as may be resignation during an investigation. But what about even before any investigation has begun? This is the realm of the reportable plea bargain.