The Medicare provider database reportedly lists thousands of doctors and other providers as graduates from medical schools that have been defunct for a century, according to a MedPage Today story posted last week. Many of these errors were apparently caused by the practitioner...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 30
Even as regulators and the public demand more verification of physician competence, physicians have less time—and are less willing—to perform competence assessments and undergo monitoring. With this in mind, medical staffs must develop proctoring and precepting plans that are effective and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 30
The use of 360-degree evaluations can provide a practical, systematic, and subjectively-accurate assessment of surgeon performance without undue reviewer burden, says an article in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 30, Issue 16
A survey conducted by Medscape with residents may shed some light into the future of healthcare. More than 1,700 residents responded to the Residents Salary & Debt Report 2015.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 30
The AMA is encouraging physicians to share their stories about their experiences with EHRs and Meaningful Use by posting on a new website created for this purpose.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 30
"It's a completely different experience when you're sick and able to stay in your pajamas. Someone comes to your home, they're kind to you, they answer all your questions and give you all the time you need."
