Hospitals are making progress in equitable care, according to results of a survey recently released by the American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity in Health Management.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 25
For the fifth time, the United States’ healthcare system ranked last in the Commonwealth Fund’s survey of 11 industrialized countries. Despite the overall poor showing, the survey results did show a few bright spots for healthcare providers.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 25
The Washington state Department of Health has suspended the license of a Seattle anesthesiologist for allegedly sending sexually explicit “selfies” and text messages during surgeries. He is also accused of looking at private medical records and issuing at least 29 unauthorized prescriptions...
In an effort to reduce the number of medication errors and dangerous drug interactions, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas has 10 full-time pharmacists staffed in its emergency department (ED).
Medication errors contribute to over 7,000 deaths nationwide every year so the...
This week, physicians voted during the AMA Annual Meeting to continue investigating maintenance of certification (MOC), osteopathic continuous certification (OCC), and maintenance of licensure (MOL)—including assessing the impact of MOC on physician practices, AMA...
Increasing age, solo practice, lack of board certification, and less than three years of residency training are key factors that correlate with unsafe practice, according to new research by the Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP). Practicing outside the scope of original...
he Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision (OSBMLS) has launched the Uniform Application for Physician State Licensure (UA) to streamline the licensure process for Oklahoma physicians. The UA makes it easier for physicians to become licensed in multiple states by providing a “...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 24
To address the growing physician shortage, legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that seeks to add 15,000 Medicare-supported residency slots by 2019.
