The Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance will verify a practitioner’s continuing education record in the electronic tracking system at the time of renewal. The CE/CME@Renewal program is being implemented in two phases to provide a smooth transition for all...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) earlier this month released a position paper in which the agency urges the opening of healthcare markets to a broader range of providers. In the paper, “Policy Perspectives: Competition and the Regulation of Advanced Practice Nurses,” the FTC urges...
Your organization’s medical staff may never be one big happy family, but it doesn’t have to be a dysfunctional family, either. Resolve turf battles with guidance from conflict resolution experts Jack Cox, MD, MMM, Rosemary Dragon, CPMSM, CPCS, and Christine Hearst, CPMSM. Our new guide...
With a week of MSP Salary Survey data now in hand, here are a couple of early results that may speak to the stability of the field as a career choice, or the changes it’s undergone in the past two decades. Or possibly both …
Physician Assistants (PA) were among the most-placed healthcare providers last year, based on hiring activity from over 200 hospitals and healthcare systems nationwide, according to an annual report from the Medicus Firm. The percentage of rural placements, female physicians, and DOs also...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 13
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has updated its patient-centered medical home (PCMH) recognition standards. Almost 6,800 sites have achieved NCQA recognition, the organization stated. Many payers across the country plan to pay practices a bonus for meeting NCQA standards. In...
