Criminal Background Checks on Physicians

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I found a great post on MSSPNexus Blog that explained the need for hospitals to conduct background checks on their attending physicians, a practice I’ve tried to stress.

Though most professionals, and probably more of the general public, would think the need for background checks is anywhere from unnecessary to overly intrusive, the more they’re conducted, the more it appears the practice is quite helpful.

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photo credit: Dale Gillard

Pennsylvania officials gambled and lost in having the state Gaming Control Board rather than state police handle some aspects of background checks on applicants for casino licenses.

That’s borne out by the perjury indictment against Louis A. DeNaples, who was issued a license for the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County. Police accuse DeNaples of lying about alleged ties to people linked to organized crime during the application process. DeNaples says he’s innocent. But, that’s the type of thing that happens in the public realm all the time.

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Possible Criminal? Check Background!

Criminal Check Background: A Real Story

We’re watching “Cops” the other night and next thing you know, right there on t.v., there’s Kevin . . . kid from down the street! He’s kicking and screaming and being handcuffed by the police for some “stupid stuff” he’s been known to do around the neighborhood! Geez!!

Everybody knew he was a screw-up from way back when, but what none of us knew (well, maybe a few of us), was that he’d be involved with Stephanie, the “good girl” (who looks pregnant) with dirty blonde hair from a couple blocks over.

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