"Training another doctor… isn't cheap—isn't cheap for the individual doing the training, isn't cheap for the institution providing the education, and ultimately isn't cheap for the health system. Because the more doctors we have, the more activity there will be."
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 47
Five ER staff were sacked at a German hospital for posting humiliating photos of patients online, a spokesman for the clinic in the western city of Aachen has confirmed. According to media reports that surfaced last month, the five were terminated with immediate effect from the Aachen University...
During the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting this week, physicians voted to update the AMA’s policy on maintenance of certification (MOC). The updated policy encourages specialty boards to investigate alternative approaches to MOC and directs the AMA to report annually on the MOC process. In addition...
Ease of use is one of the hallmarks of effective systems, whether they’re online or on paper. The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)’s recently announced efforts to ease the reporting mechanism seem like steps in the right...
