Polsinelli is pleased to share the Med-Staff Newsletter. This publication contains articles and insight into issues that affect the Medical Staff industry.

In This Issue:

• Do the Right Thing: Reporting Voluntary Actions Taken While "Under Investigation" to the NPDB
• Texas House Bill 1998 Adds 1,998 Tasks to the Texas Medical Board's To-Do List
• You Can Handle the Truth: Court Rejects Privacy Challenge to NPDB Report Outlining the Reasons for a Surrender of Clinical Privileges While Under Investigation
• Battle of the Regulations: VA Proposes Rule To Improve NPDB Reporting Compliance 
• Federal Court Finds Corrected NPDB Reports Filed Prior to Peer Review Hearing Did Not Violate Due Process or Warrant Injunctive Relief
• Changes Come, But It Stays the Same: The Joint Commission Changes National Practitioner Data Bank Query Requirements