Deployment of telemedicine services is increasing worldwide, in tandem with improving telecommunication and the shortage of physicians in rural and remote areas, according to market research firm Research and Markets. The growth of telemedicine will continue at a rapid pace—18.5%—through 2018,...
Turf battles loom at or just under the surface of this week’s top stories. As an MSP, you’re no doubt very familiar with the territorial struggles associated with who will see and treat patients, and where. Our...
Some North Carolina lawmakers and organizations are calling for the state to loosen its healthcare certification laws to allow for more same-day surgery centers, but hospital organizations argue that doing so would put them at a competitive disadvantage, the Star News (Wilmington, N.C.)...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 49
Seventy-eight percent of hospital executives think there is a shortage of physicians; 66% say there is a shortage of nurses, and 50% report there is a shortage of advanced practitioners, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2013 Clinical Workforce Survey, which...
The U.S. Medical Licensing Examination’s (USMLE) Step 1 Committee has decided to raise the minimum passing score of the USMLE Step 1 exam from 188 to 192. The decision followed a review of the Step 1 exam and was based on information from multiple sources, including recommendations from...
Some elements of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, which would expedite the medical licensing process for physicians who wish to practice in multiple states, will be ready for review early next year, according to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). A drafting committee of the...
