Governing Health Data Access and Secondary Use: Information Blocking, Privacy, Consent, and Hospital Accountability, a Narrative Review
GW AuthorGreg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCMThe Healthcare Executive · August 13, 2026 Article sectionLaw, Ethics & Governance Patient accessProxy rightsInformation blockingSecondary useTrackingAssurance Executive standardAccess is a right.Use requi..
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Governing Clinical AI Liability in Hospitals: Decision Rights, Bias, Malpractice, and Lifecycle Assurance, a Narrative Review
Clinical AI may advise, but hospitals retain responsibility for intended use, local validation, human judgment, equity, monitoring, incident response, and remedy.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
- Posted in Law, Ethics & Governance
EMTALA in a Fragmented Legal Environment: Emergency-Care Duties, Transfer Governance, and Executive Assurance, a Narrative Review
EMTALA should operate as a patient-safety and access system. This peer-reviewed narrative review examines screening, stabilization, transfer governance, on-call coverage, documentation, equity, and executive assurance.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
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When Hospital Growth Meets Antitrust Law: Mergers, Physician Acquisitions, Market Power, and Board Deal Governance, a Narrative Review
Hospital growth can alter bargaining leverage, referral control, workforce alternatives, and competitive incentives. This narrative review gives boards a nine-gate framework for evaluating mergers and physician acquisitions before signing and ..
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
- Posted in Law, Ethics & Governance
Governing Hospital Payment Integrity: False Claims, Kickbacks, Self-Referral, Medical Necessity, Overpayments, and Executive Assurance, a Narrative Review
Hospital payment integrity begins before billing. A Six-Record Integrity Ledger connects arrangements, referrals, clinical judgment, claims, payments, and resolution.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
- Posted in Article,Law, Ethics & Governance
Governing Hospital Credentialing and Clinical Privileging: Peer Review, Due Process, NPDB Reporting, and Patient Safety, a Narrative Review
Hospital credentialing is a lifecycle governance system. This review examines evidence, peer review, fair process, HCQIA, NPDB reporting, privilege, and board accountability.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
- Posted in Article,Executive Leadership & Governance,Law, Ethics & Governance
The Charitable Bargain: Nonprofit Hospital Tax Exemption, Community Benefit, and Board Accountability, a Narrative Review
Nonprofit hospital tax exemption depends on ongoing facility-level compliance. This review connects community benefit, section 501(r), state law, collections, reporting, and board assurance.
- Posted by Greg Wahlstrom, MBA, HCM
- Posted in Article,Executive Leadership & Governance,Law, Ethics & Governance
