There are more than 93,000 physician assistants (PA) throughout the U.S., practicing medicine and increasing access to healthcare. Furthermore, PAs will play a critical role in meeting the demand for care among newly insured patients, according to Lawrence Herman, MPA, PA-C, DFAAPA, and...
About 16% of newly graduated medical specialists in Canada say they can't find work, according to a new Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada report suggesting that the economy, hospital resources, and personal preferences are driving the unemployment problem. Urologists, critical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 40
The federal sequester took a 2% bite out of Medicare reimbursements, and healthcare reform and other forces have led to lower inpatient volumes for many providers. Now hospitals are turning to outsourcing to save money, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. Traditionally, hospitals and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 40
We may think that a leader who says “I don’t know” may no longer inspire confidence and may lose the support of his or her troops. However, these words may provide inspiration and motivate teams to perform even better, writes Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC, in his October 7 blog post.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 40
Hancock County (Iowa) Health System is offering $10,000 to anyone who refers a qualified physician who is then hired to practice for the organization. The referral program was created because of a physician shortage in Iowa. Across the nation, high demand for primary or preventative care...
Physicians who provide telemedicine services in Massachusetts should be licensed by the state, especially because they’re diagnosing patients without doing so in person, a lawyer for the Massachusetts Medical Society said. “When you’re talking about diagnosis, that’s a really critical area,”...
The Oklahoma state medical board last week adopted a policy meant to clarify guidelines for the practice of telemedicine. The Oklahoma Medical Board’s position statement defines a face-to-face encounter “by telemedicine,” which can include sessions with approved audio and video devices. The...
Sixty wrong-patient/wrong-site/wrong-procedure sentinel events were reported during the first half of 2013, according to the October edition of The Joint Commission Perspectives. Other sentinel events near the top of the list were unintended retention of a foreign object and delay in...
Much has been said about the unexpectedly high interest in insurance exchanges, as evidenced by opening-day technical problems in many states. As issues get solved and more people enroll, other aspects of the Affordable Care Act are kicking into gear.
