The medical licensing tool aimed at expediting the process through which physicians can obtain licenses to practice in multiple states is one step closer to becoming a reality as more details of the process come into focus. Once it's up and running, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact will...
The medical licensing tool aimed at expediting the process through which physicians can obtain licenses to practice in multiple states is one step closer to becoming a reality as more details of the process come into focus. Once it's up and running, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact will...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 10
References to red flags are rife in the medical staff arena. Loss of licensure, significant malpractice activity, poor clinical references, and their ilk are targets of considerable scrutiny during the credentialing process. But what about the subtler inconsistencies and deviations that can...
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) stepped up HIPAA enforcement in a big way this year. The agency handed down more than $5 million in HIPAA settlement fines in one week in March, and in July reached a HIPAA violation settlement with Advocate Health Care in Illinois that carried a $5.55 million...
There should be very few times when a medical staff needs to deny an application for privileges. For the most part, the physician and other licensed independent practitioner applicants are practitioners who have excellent records and will continue to deliver high quality in their ongoing patient...
