As part of the changes in its recent final rule, CMS has eliminated the requirement that ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) have radiologists on their medical staffs. Instead, ASCs using radiologic services will be required to “appoint an individual qualified in accordance with State law and...
Nurse practitioners (NP) in Texas have long fought against state regulations that link them financially and professionally to supervising physicians, an arrangement they say limits their ability to treat patients in a state with a looming shortage of primary care physicians. Texas lawmakers...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 21
It’s my pleasure to introduce myself as the new editor of Medical Staff Leader Insider. For those of you interested in my background, I’m a graduate of the University of Rhode Island’s journalism program and I’ve previously worked as a reporter for several newspapers...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 21
The Ohio House recently passed a bill aiming to authorize eligible physician assistants to write prescriptions. According to the legislation, a physician assistant could be granted authority to write prescriptions if he or she holds a master’s degree or higher; or had prescriptive authority in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 21
Creating a new position to assume a physician’s documentation duties may lead to better patient care and satisfaction, according to a University of California study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 21
The salaries of insurance and hospital executives frequently far exceed those of highly trained physicians, according to an analysis recently published by The New York Times.
