Regardless of the provider type, when you are in an administrative position, you more likely than not will be asked to render a decision about a person’s continued relationship with your organization. This exercise will provide you with practice applying this week’s concepts to a scenario involving a provider. Here you are being asked to provide a plan to deal with this provider’s actions based on your knowledge of the law, ethics, and the internal guidance you are said to have in your organization.
Before beginning this assignment, view the following scenario: found in materials
Now that you have reviewed the scenario and the bylaws, address these questions:
- What actions can be taken based on the bylaws that you currently have in place?
- If charges are filed by the District Attorney against the dentist but he hasn’t yet gone to trial, can action be initiated against his privileges?
- With the information you currently have, do you need to report the dentist to the NPDB? If so, for what reason(s)? If not, why not, and what action would need to be taken for reporting to be appropriate?
