In October, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) announced it approved new language regarding reporting physician status in the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Jennifer Michael, chief information officer for ABMS, answers what the change in language means for physicians...
Maintenance of certification (MOC) has become the focus of many physicians; as some question its relevance, others offer opinions on ways to make it better, and still others look for alternative certification options
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 46
A study of nearly 200 hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries found that on average the doors to the operating room were opened every 2.5 minutes and remained opened for a total of 9.6 minutes. In 77 cases, the doors were open long enough to compromise the operating rooms’ positive pressure systems...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 45
Almost $20 billion was spent on medical errors in 2008, most of which were costs associated with providing follow-up care due to the errors. Who pays for this additional care—the patient, the insurer, the hospital—is not always clear, according to an article in The Washington Post. ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 44
With the impending physician shortage brought on by an aging baby boom generation and millions of newly insured Americans through the Affordable Care Act, new healthcare models may need to be explored to meet the population’s needs.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois (the "Court") rejected a hospital's argument that the state's peer review statute applied to electronic medical record audit trails.
By Robert W. McCann, Esq. and Fatema F. Zanzi, Esq. of Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP.
Advances in technology often come with unforeseen issues. Smartphones are now ubiquitous, a statement as true among patient populations as the general population.(1) With the increased usage of...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 11
The rise of locum tenens practitioners presents a variety of challenges: How many of a locum tenens' myriad past assignments should be verified? How can the process be streamlined, or at least be made less stressful? When everyone wants a practitioner to be brought on board as fast as possible,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 43
A nationwide survey of more than 300 emergency medicine physicians found that they are more miserable than physicians in general. According to the survey, which was conducted by Geneia, emergency medicine physicians scored a 3.9 out of 5 on the Physician Misery Index. In a survey conducted...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 43
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Heath Care (AAAHC) announced its purchase of the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) from the American Osteopathic...
