United Healthcare Workers West, a California healthcare workers’ union, is collecting signatures to get two measures onto the ballot that it says would lower healthcare costs. One initiative would cap what hospitals can charge to 25% above the actual cost of services. On average, hospitals...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 9
Connecticut has been so successful in getting people to sign up for health insurance through its online marketplace that it is setting up a consulting business to help other states build and operate websites where people can compare and buy private insurance policies. The Connecticut exchange...
A tremendous amount of information and work product moves through the MSSD on a daily basis. Numerous interactions with “customers” provide a ripe environment to be exposed to the negativity virus. This virus appears to be airborne, meaning it is unnecessary for contamination to occur by direct...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 8
“Is it possible today to practice medicine in the U.S. after one year of residency or a stand-alone internship?” The answer to this question is yes—in 37 states for DOs and 33 states for MDs who graduated from U.S. medical schools, according to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 6
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has announced that its Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) will implement a new procedure for identity verification. Effective February 6, each applicant will be required to complete and mail a Certification of Identification (CID)...
There is great truth in the old axiom that “Culture eats strategy for lunch every day of the week.” What is your medical staff and hospital culture? The answer is more important than you think. The true measure of an organization’s culture is how people actually behave within the organization....
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 2
Canada ranks last among 11 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries in a new survey in terms of how quickly people can get an appointment to see their regular family physicians. The survey, titled “Where You Live Matters: Canadian views on healthcare quality,” was...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 3
Some medical school administrators and policymakers see three-year programs as a way to produce physicians, particularly primary-care physicians (PCP), faster as the new healthcare law funnels millions of previously uninsured patients into the medical system. A three-year plan could also...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 1
The certification review process for Health Care Staffing Services (HCSS) is very similar to last year’s, according to The Joint Commission. “On-site review activities and certification process remain unchanged for 2014,” the HCSS Organization Review Process Guide states. Changes in the...
