Physicians and hospitals are being evaluated on myriad quality metrics, with results increasingly tied to financial penalties or bonuses. But payers, providers, and patients don’t always agree on what “quality” means, and there is no official set of standards. In a recent Wall Street...
On January 1, a Minnesota state law took effect allowing nurse practitioners (NP) to practice independently after completing 2,080 hours of supervised work. On April 6, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing will open a clinic in the Downtown East neighborhood, led by NPs. For years,...
NCQA is accepting public comments through April 8 on proposed changes to its Health Plan Accreditation (HPA) program with the aim of encouraging plans to focus more on value-based strategies. Insurers, consumers, employers, and other stakeholders are welcome to advise NCQA on the primary way it...
Monday, April 6 marks the kickoff of the daily CRC ezine. Your Credentialing Resource Center Insider is not only getting a new look, it’s getting a new name, too: Credentialing Resource Center Daily. Starting April 6, we’ll deliver news and resources on a daily basis...
The Arkansas House of Representatives last week rejected a bill that would allow telemedicine companies to provide telemedicine services in the state using physicians licensed and living in Arkansas. The bill would allow patients to be treated by a physician through various forms of video using...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 12
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia recently announced that a medical school graduate running a skin rejuvenation clinic in Vancouver has been prohibited from providing medical services.
