Proposed legislation that would allow advance practice nurses to practice independently risks patients' safety, a group of pain specialists told Minnesota state legislators earlier this week. Bills sponsored by state Sen. Kathy Sheran and state Rep. Dan Schoen would grant full practice...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier this month released a position paper in which the agency urges the opening of healthcare markets to a broader range of providers. In the paper, “Policy Perspectives: Competition and the Regulation of Advanced Practice Nurses,” the FTC urges...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 13
The Connecticut General Assembly’s public health committee heard arguments last week for and against two bills that would put additional requirements on non-profit hospitals that seek to convert to for-profit. This issue has gained attention in recent years, as more hospitals in the state have...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 13
A regulatory loophole in Florida state law allows cash-only medical clinics to skirt the licensing and regulation that apply to most other clinics—a loophole that allegedly allows some of them to dispense drugs illicitly. SB 746, introduced by state Sen. Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, would require...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 13
With a week’s worth of survey responses in hand, I thought I’d share some very early results:
41% of respondents say their department reports to the chief medical officer/vice president of medical affairs. Among those who oversee other departments or services, close to 50% oversee...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 13
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has updated its patient-centered medical home (PCMH) recognition standards. Almost 6,800 sites have achieved NCQA recognition, the organization stated. Many payers across the country plan to pay practices a bonus for meeting NCQA standards. In...
Georgia hospitals could scale back their services under a plan unveiled Wednesday by Gov. Nathan Deal meant to help rural communities keep healthcare facilities open. Speaking to the Rural Caucus of the General Assembly earlier this week, Deal proposed a change in hospital licensure rules that...
Legislation that has been proposed in the state of Washington would create a “quality improvement program” for physicians that would allow the Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission to intervene “in cases of questionable behavior or care, or in cases where there is reasonable cause...
It’s a good month for money and numbers—tax preparation, March Madness, and the 2014 MSP Salary Survey! HCPro’s Credentialing Resource Center team wants to gauge the financial prospects for MSPs in 2014. Please take a few moments to complete our updated salary survey. If you’ve done this...
A shift in healthcare toward minimally invasive procedures performed with robot technology—for which safety often is disputed—is driving growth in the medical robot market. The market is expected to reach nearly $3.8 billion by 2018, expanding at a compounded annual growth rate of 16.1%,...
