Topic 1: The Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) of 1986 addressed two major issues, one of which is to identify incompetent physicians. The Human Resources department and the Medical Staff should take what steps to ensure that physician applicants are properly screened and routinely credentialed? To answer this question, you will need to do some outside research about credentialing in health care and please cite your source(s).
Topic 2: Identify a federal law or regulation that impacts health care organizations (other than HIPAA). What is the reason for this law or regulation? What is its goal? Who benefits from it?