If you haven’t registered for the 2018 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium yet, time is running out to take advantage of the early bird rate. Register by Friday, December 8, and pay just $895 for two days of valuable education and training with leading credentialing and medical staff experts...
It’s time for physicians to recognize the inevitable and decide what role we will play in the brave new world of single payer. We simply can no longer remain passive. We must demand a seat at the negotiating table and withhold our services if necessary.
A New Hampshire physician is asking for permission to continue seeing patients after surrendering her medical license. Anna Konopka, MD, 84, said she was forced to give up her license by the state medical board after five complaints were filed against her. The board took issue with Konopka’s...
Over the past 15 years, an increasing number of hospitals have adopted some form of multi-specialty peer review. Before discussing this shift, there is a need to distinguish between two terms that are sometimes confused: multi-specialty and multi-disciplinary. Multi-specialty means that voting...
The CRC team is grateful for such a large community of faithful readers. In recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday, CRC Daily will not be published on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24.
In 2016, about 47% of physicians were active in the state where they completed their residency, according to a new report from the Association of American Medical Colleges. California had the highest percentage of physicians retained from residency with 70%, while New Hampshire had the lowest...
Most people don’t realize the true definition of board certification. “It doesn’t mean only being certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS),” says Jeff Morris, JD, executive director of the American Board of Physician Specialties (ABPS).
Ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) is required for advanced practice professionals (APP) as well as physicians. Data is not as readily available for APPs, so the medical staff office has to be creative. Get your physicians involved. Ask them what indicators they consider valuable in...
