Amid the growing COVID-19 pandemic, many hospitals and physician practices have been forced to lay off non-clinical staff. According to a survey conducted by MGMA, 48% of physician practices had furloughed staff and 22% had laid off some staff. The list of hospitals reporting furloughs/layoffs...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 30, Issue 4
The role of a physician assistant (PA) has historically been one of a “dependent practitioner” requiring close physician supervision, which included co-signatures, chart review requirements, co-locating physicians on-site where PAs deliver care, and limiting a PA’s scope of practice. The trend...
CMS announced it is waiving requirements to allow for physicians whose privileges will expire to continue practicing at the hospital and for new physicians to be able to practice before full medical staff/governing body review and approval. This...
As telehealth is granted unprecedented freedoms during the COVID-19 crisis, physicians are not only eligible to add additional services to their list, but they can now provide direct supervision electronically as well.
In an April 3 letter to the National Governors Association (NGA), the American Medical Association (AMA) called on all governors to adopt stay-at-home orders to limit the spread of COVID-19. The AMA also urged governors to close non-essential business, limit non-essential activities, and...
As the stress and burden on providers increases constantly in hard-hit areas, many organizations are struggling to find ways to support their practitioners as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mount Sinai Health System in New York is enhancing its existing programs and adding new resources...
As staffing and personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages continue to rise, it is likely that many members of the medical staff will soon exerience...
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the mental health needs of healthcare workers should not be overlooked, a disaster response expert says.
Healthcare workers are in a precarious position on the frontlines of the struggle against COVID-19. In ...
The individuals who review practitioner health issues will vary from organization to organization, and in the hospital setting, it is dependent on the structure of the medical staff. Many healthcare organizations have established a working committee specifically dedicated to matters of physician...
