Authorities recently arrested Imo F. Ndem, MD, under the Georgia Pain Management Act on a felony charge that he operated an unlicensed “pill mill.” The law, which was enacted in 2013, is aimed to crack down on pain clinics that indiscriminately dispense prescription pain medication.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
A recent survey of healthcare employers conducted by Health eCareers found that the number of healthcare positions will increase but finding qualified candidates to fill those roles will be challenging.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
Twenty-three people—nine physicians and 14 medical workers—were charged this week in connection with a scam using homeless patients in New York to fraudulently bill Medicaid $7 million for unnecessary tests and products.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
“What separates doctors and patients is a disjointed and unnatural version of intimacy that in no way mirrors the important bonds that we form in real life non-medical relationships.”
- Jordan Grumet, MD, discusses the intimacy gap between physicians and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
Thank you to all of you who have taken the 2015 MSP Salary Survey. We’ve already had more than 800 responses but there’s still time to participate. We’ll be sharing some the results here in...
The number of retail clinics has exploded over the past decade, popping up in places such as supermarkets, retail pharmacies, and big-box retailers. With this rapid expansion, it is important to take a look at how those who staff these clinics are credentialed and how staff performance is...
