Prospective proctoring is a powerful and greatly underutilized tool. The approach involves a one-on-one discussion with the practitioner of concern to learn how he or she will tackle a specific patient care problem and to understand his or her clinical thinking. It is a vehicle for previewing...
In response to criticism that its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) exam is too time-consuming, the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) recently announced plans to offer a new option that will allow physicians to take a shorter assessment exam beginning in 2018.
Although perhaps not as long-standing as their name implies, forevermore references have been around for a while. Part of the draw is their simplicity: At the time of a practitioner's resignation from a hospital, the medical staff office (MSO) asks the relevant department chair to complete an...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 6
The 2016 MSP Salary Survey wraps up on May 6. While we tally last-minute responses and develop our expert-driven analysis, here's a sneak peek at how the results are stacking up, based on the roughly 875 responses we received at the time of publication.