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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 37
Although there is little empirical evidence that eliminating the three-day stay rule will improve patient care without increasing Medicare costs, there is also concern that this rule contributes to suboptimal care and increases costs attributable to avoidable hospitalizations. “There is a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 37
In an effort to limit the flu in the upcoming season, the New York Health Department is requiring thousands of medical staff and other personnel statewide to get vaccinated or wear masks when in close contact with patients. The rules, adopted in July, apply to more than 4,000 healthcare...
Businesses formed by physicians are covered by a state law that caps the damages in medical malpractice that can be collected from healthcare providers, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled last week. The court affirmed a May 2012 Court of Appeals decision which concluded that the state’s Medical...
Who will deliver healthcare? A familiar adage holds that the answer to every question leads to three more questions. But the answer to this question seems to yield an exponential number of additional questions. Who is an ordering practitioner? Who is a credentialed NP? What qualifies someone as...
After years of fighting physicians in state legislative battles to expand their authority, nurse practitioners (NP) are taking a new tack: Asking the Obama administration to require insurers to include them in the plans offered to patients in new online marketplaces, which open for enrollment...
In a survey of 1,021 healthcare workers in England, Wales, and Scotland, 27% of physicians and surgeons and 33% of nurses reported they have been put under excessive pressure or bullied to behave in ways that are counter to patient care within the last two years. The Chartered Institute of...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) continued deeming authority to accredit acute-care hospitals participating in Medicare or Medicaid. Based on its review of HFAP’s hospital accreditation program, CMS has...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week issued guidance interpreting its new requirements for admission and medical review criteria for hospital inpatient services under Medicare Part A. The five-page document clarifies the types of practitioners who may furnish orders...
Physician leaders are pressed for time. Give them the knowledge and tools to confidently and effectively carry out their MEC responsibilities and comply with accreditors’ standards.
The Medical Executive Committee Manual, coming soon, will help MEC members understand their role in...
