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Policy Corner

Is it Reportable?

Is It Reportable?

A physician holding courtesy privileges in a hospital applied for and was granted full staff privileges. As a condition of staff privileges, the physician is required to be on-call in the emergency department for one weekend a month. Due to personal reasons, the physician told the hospital he would not be able to fulfill his emergency department commitment. The physician did not miss any on-call duties. The hospital and physician eventually agreed to change his clinical privileges from full staff to courtesy (with no professional review of the matter). Should this be reported to the NPDB?

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