The inflexibility of the federal electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use program and the problems with certified EHR technology must be addressed before the program moves forward, physician organizations and others told a federal health IT panel last week.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 6
Roughly 61% of healthcare organizations nationwide reported some form of security breach, data loss, or unplanned downtime this past year, Healthcare IT News reported earlier this week. According to a new health IT report by MeriTalk, these security events cost U.S. hospitals an estimated...
MSPs’ knowledgable, ongoing and dedicated support of their organization’s credentialing committee is an essential element in the overall effectiveness of the committee function. When information is completely and consistently provided to ensure an informed credentialing decision, the...
Practitioners reentering the workforce present new challenges for MSPs. There is some good news, however: As more physicians "unretire" or otherwise return to their chosen specialty, the options available to test their skills are also increasing.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 4
A bitter professional dispute has impaired The University of Arizona Medical Center’s world-famous transplant services. The hospital’s heart transplant program is on hiatus, as is its lung transplant program. Two other programs recently closed after the doctor who created them—department of...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 3
Health systems that participate in New York’s plan to distribute medical marijuana could run afoul of federal laws, jeopardizing their government funding, according to advocates in that state. Hospitals in other states where medical pot is legal have steered clear of distributing the drug for...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 2
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to affirm a lower court ruling that a hospital’s governing body may unilaterally amend its medical staff bylaws, the AHA stated last week. “When seemingly irreconcilable...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 1
As the debate over expanding advance practice professionals’ scope of practice continues nationwide, nurse practitioners (NP) in Maryland are asking for changes in state laws and regulations that limit their ability to practice independently as primary care providers. They are also seeking more...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 1
The role of advance practice professionals (APP) has expanded considerably over the last several years, and as the number of practicing APPs continues to increase, this subset of medical professionals is expected to continue taking on greater responsibilities when it comes to...
