title: Disciplining physicians: what every physician and health care administrator needs to know about the Health Care Quality Improvement Act.
abstract: This article highlights the critical provisions of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act that must be considered by physicians and health care entities in conjunction with disciplinary actions. These include: when professional review actions are covered by the Act's immunity; what constitutes adequate notice and a fair hearing for affected physicians; when professional review actions should be reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank; and what must be reported.
authors: Goldberg, Zulkie & Frankenstein, Ltd., 222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2300, Chicago, IL 60606, USA. mgoldberg@gzf.com
authors: M K
authors: MK
authors: Goldberg
mesh_terms: D004647:Employee Discipline / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016749:National Practitioner Data Bank; D010820:Physicians; D011366:Professional Review Organizations; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States