The presence of APPs in hospitals has grown exponentially during the past decade. For purposes of this policy, advanced practice professionals (APP) are defined as physician assistants (PA) and advanced practice registered nurses, with this latter group including certified registered nurse...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 4
Interstate Medical Licensure Compact hits state legislatures
Legislation to create an Interstate Medical Licensure Compact had been introduced in 13 states as this issue of CRCJ went to print, with more likely to follow. If enacted, the compact...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 4
In a recent conversation, CRCJ recently spoke with author Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, advisory consultant and chief credentialing officer at The Greeley Company. She described some of the emerging challenges as well as "traditional" ones that allied health...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
Authorities recently arrested Imo F. Ndem, MD, under the Georgia Pain Management Act on a felony charge that he operated an unlicensed “pill mill.” The law, which was enacted in 2013, is aimed to crack down on pain clinics that indiscriminately dispense prescription pain medication.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
A recent survey of healthcare employers conducted by Health eCareers found that the number of healthcare positions will increase but finding qualified candidates to fill those roles will be challenging.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
Twenty-three people—nine physicians and 14 medical workers—were charged this week in connection with a scam using homeless patients in New York to fraudulently bill Medicaid $7 million for unnecessary tests and products.