The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that the state’s cap on noneconomic damages under the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) is constitutional.
After a year of looking for a general/vascular surgeon, the physician recruiting department (reporting to human resources) has signed, sealed, and delivered a candidate: Dr. Star. They inform the medical staff services department (MSSD) (reporting to the chief medical officer [CMO]) that this...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 7
The 2015 MSP Salary Survey shows that CPMSM and CPCS certifications edged up slightly from last year, and it looks like more organizations now require their MSPs to have (or get) certification. However, as you've probably also read, many respondents have no certification of any kind, even in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 25
The American Hospital Association’s Health Research & Educational Trust affiliate recently published the results of a survey looking into hospitals’ practices to engage patients and their families. The survey included 25 key practices and asked hospitals to report which ones they had adopted...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 24
“Digital intimacy is another difference between the generations. Boomers and seniors speak different languages when it comes to digital activity, electronic health records and the entire information transformation compared with the younger generations, who have worked with computers earlier in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 23
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) recently announced an update to the internal medicine Maintenance of Certification (MOC) blueprint, which will be implemented starting with the Fall 2015 internal medicine MOC exam.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 22
Patricia Furci, RN, MA, Esq., and Samuel J. Furci, MPA take a look at issues that can cause practitioner impairment. This month, they focus on illness.
The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey - Camden (the "Court"), in an unpublished opinion, granted defendants' motion to dismiss a surgeon's claims of antitrust violations, civil rights violations, and unfair competition.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 6
At the same time that the physician population overall is aging, a growing physician shortage is making many institutions anxious to hold on to every practitioner they can.
