Core Privileges for Physicians, Sixth Edition is on its way! This updated, comprehensive resource contains over 75 physician specialty and subspecialty forms, along with nearly 40 procedure lists corresponding to the specialties and subspecialties. Feel confident knowing the criteria...
A provision in CMS’ new rule to modify or eliminate unnecessary regulations will ease requirements for physicians in small Critical Access Hospitals (CAH), as well as Rural Health Clinics (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), according to the agency. Part II of CMS’ Regulatory...
With the changing demographics of the hospital medical staff comes growing challenges. Now HCPro is offering a pair of resources to help you address these challenges. Next week you’ll have an opportunity to get answers to your questions about aging physicians, assessment, and fair policies....
Hospitals have increasingly acquired physician practices during the past decade, arguing that doing so helps them coordinate care and control costs. However, when hospitals buy physician practices, the result is usually higher hospital prices and increased spending by privately insured...
By the time James King, a former physician living in Billings, Montana, filed his taxes, his identity had already been stolen. As a consequence, his return was rejected, he said. A growing number of physicians across the country have reported being victimized by what appears to be the same...
New guidelines issued by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) will safeguard patients’ privacy and ensure high-quality care in a fast-changing healthcare delivery environment, according to the group. However, some patient advocates, healthcare providers, and healthcare organizations...
