This week, physicians voted during the AMA Annual Meeting to continue investigating maintenance of certification (MOC), osteopathic continuous certification (OCC), and maintenance of licensure (MOL)—including assessing the impact of MOC on physician practices, AMA...
The Washington state Department of Health has suspended the license of a Seattle anesthesiologist for allegedly sending sexually explicit “selfies” and text messages during surgeries. He is also accused of looking at private medical records and issuing at least 29 unauthorized prescriptions...
Increasing age, solo practice, lack of board certification, and less than three years of residency training are key factors that correlate with unsafe practice, according to new research by the Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP). Practicing outside the scope of original...
he Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision (OSBMLS) has launched the Uniform Application for Physician State Licensure (UA) to streamline the licensure process for Oklahoma physicians. The UA makes it easier for physicians to become licensed in multiple states by providing a “...
In an effort to reduce the number of medication errors and dangerous drug interactions, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas has 10 full-time pharmacists staffed in its emergency department (ED).
Medication errors contribute to over 7,000 deaths nationwide every year so the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 24
To address the growing physician shortage, legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that seeks to add 15,000 Medicare-supported residency slots by 2019.