On April 26, Nebraska became the nineteenth state to join the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC), according to an announcement from the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). The law...
Compare and contrast The Joint Commission and Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care stances on competence assessment for initial appointment/initial clinical privileges.
Did you know that Platinum and Platinum Plus members of the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) have exclusive access to the Credentialing Encyclopedia? This quick-reference CRC site feature is jam-packed with accessible...
A University of Colorado-Denver student gained unauthorized access to Denver Health Medical Center by posing as a medical student and interacted with at least one patient. The hospital has suspended all student and learner badge access while it is re-verifies all student credentials.
“Medicine has become so complex that it is easy for physicians to become overly burdened with extra clinical and non-clinical work outside of the hospital/clinic resulting in a vicious cycle of losing their non-medical identity.”
Ambulatory surgery centers have increased in number dramatically over the past two decades. Many are physician owned, some are jointly developed and owned by hospitals and physicians, and some are opened by hospitals as either on-license facilities or off-license facilities. Currently, hospitals...
NPs and PAs' scope of practice is determined by education and experience, much like physicians. That scope is further defined by state law, hospital credentialing, and collaborating or supervising physician agreements. Where nurse practitioners (NP) are not permitted by state law to practice...
