Nine states had passed the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) Interstate Medical Licensure Compact legislation when CRCJ spoke with Humayun Chaudhry, DO, MACP, president and CEO of the FSMB. The Compact won't mean the end of current licensing processes...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 34
There’s still time to sign up for HCPro’s medical staff/credentialing focus group on Thursday, September 17 at 4 p.m. EST. We want to know your opinions about industry needs and what products we should be developing. To participate, email managing editor Mary Stevens at...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 33
Are you interested in sharing your opinion about industry needs and products HCPro should be developing? If so, we want to hear from you. Join us on Thursday, September 17 at 4 p.m. EST for a medical staff/credentialing focus group. If you would like to participate, email...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 32
I recently read this article about the move by New York City hospitals to ban reality TV shows from filming patients without their prior written consent....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 31
Thank you to everyone who responded to my note in last week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider about the return of house calls. The comments were unanimously in favor of them. Many with experience making house calls commented on how gratifying it was and how...
With the Joint Commission stressing the importance of OPPE and FPPE in recent years, medical staffs are facing a growing challenge credentialing and privileging low- and no-volume practitioners. A recent HCPro survey found that nearly a quarter of respondents reported credentialing low-volume...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 8
The updated National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Guidebook was released in April and included significant changes that may have repercussions for medical staff bylaws. MSPs need to examine the revised edition closely to understand what the changes mean for their organizations.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 30
Last week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider featured a brief about ProPublica’s Surgeon Scorecard, an online tool to compare surgeons based on their death and complication rates. As expected, reactions were varied among physicians. A collection of them can...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 28
This week’s Medical Staff Leader Insider features an article about a new online tool that will allow patients to compare surgeons based on death and complication rates. While patients may appreciate the opportunity to learn more about their surgeons before an...
