Presenting patients with a diverse workforce at hospitals and healthcare institutions can lead to better patient outcomes. Researchers from the University of Southern California found that patients are less likely to trust physicians and follow medical instructions if they feel they are being...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 9
A recently released study by Avalere Health finds that many states are facing significant shortages of primary care physicians. About 57 million Americans live in communities that lack a satisfactory number of primary care physicians to meet needs.
The American Board of Internal Medicine Board of Directors unanimously voted to extend its decision to not require Practice Assessment, Patient Voice, and Patient Safety in its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program through December 31, 2018.
Based upon feedback from the internal...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 3
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that information collected under the Health Care Professional Credentials Data Collection Act (Credentials Act) is confidential but not privileged. Because of this ruling, a hospital being sued for negligent credentialing has to produce the medical staff...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 7
An 18-year-old teenager in West Palm Beach, Florida, is accused on impersonating a physician and operating an unlicensed medical office. Malachi Love-Robinson was arrested after officials received a tip that he was practicing medicine without a license.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 5
Between 2003 and 2013, 177 physicians who were reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) for sexual misconduct have not been disciplined by their state boards, according to a study published in PLOS ONE.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 4
With the rise of healthcare services outside traditional hospital settings, outpatient practitioner credentialing and peer review are challenging medical staff services departments nationwide. We spoke with 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium presenter Todd Sagin, MD, JD,...
Last time, we saw Dr. Young experience double jeopardy following a patient complaint. Her employer wrote her up and threatened to terminate her if another incident occurred. The medical staff president gave her a slap on the wrist and said, "Try not to do it again." Dr. Young is rightfully...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 2
Following is an excerpt from the updated Clinical Privilege White Paper, Medical toxicology–Practice area 405. See the Credentialing Resource Center website for additional new or updated white papers.
