As more states expand the scope of practice for nurse practitioners (NPs) in an effort to combat the growing physician shortage, news website Remapping Debate explores the differences in training between the providers and whether those differences impact patient care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 15
The AMA announced earlier this week it won’t try to block Medicare’s release of billing records for 880,000 physicians, although it continues to oppose the government’s decision to open up the massive data trove. An AMA official, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Associated Press that the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 14
Among ambulatory care facilities, The Joint Commission standard that states an organization grants initial, renewed, or revised clinical privileges to those who are permitted to practice independently topped the list of five requirements that were most frequently identified as “not compliant” in...
Hospital medical staffs and credentialing committees can count themselves among the many targets of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) in the coming year. According to the 2014 OIG Work Plan, released at the end of January, the government agency has added "oversight of...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 4
Last November, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced plans to revise the NPDB Guidebook, the National Practitioner Data Bank's (NPDB) policy manual. In November 2013, the HRSA provided a draft of the new...
Clinical staffing along the departmental model emerged with the rise of subspecialties. However, many medical staff leaders are now reevaluating this approach as they seek to streamline their governance processes.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 13
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has updated its patient-centered medical home (PCMH) recognition standards. Almost 6,800 sites have achieved NCQA recognition, the organization stated. Many payers across the country plan to pay practices a bonus for meeting NCQA standards. In...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 12
The nation will get a good look this week at the future faces of medicine. Friday is Match Day, the high-pressure equivalent of Draft Day in professional sports, when medical school seniors find out where they will be doing their residency training. Students found out Monday whether they...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 10
When he releases his budget next week, President Obama will propose boosting the National Health Services Corps from 8,900 a year to 15,000 a year over the next five years, as well as spending $5.23 billion to train 13,000 primary care residents over the next 10 years, administration officials...
In May 2013, The Cleveland Clinic, a large hospital system in Cleveland, Ohio, had 15 CMS violations ranging from medical staff bylaw and governing body responsibilities to surgical privileges and medical staff qualifications. In the same month, Dallas Medical Center registered...
