The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) last week announcd a completed draft of model legislation to create an Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. The compact would expedite the process of issuing licenses for physicians who wish to practice in multiple states. The model legislation...
Fraud made house calls, according to the FBI’s Chicago Division. A physician and the CEO of Chicago-based Mobile Doctors, which manages physicians who make house calls in six states, were arrested late last month on federal healthcare fraud charges. At the same time, federal agents executed...
A couple of weeks ago I asked readers whether they thought about work during time off. Their answers ranged from “what time off?” and “I not only think about work during time away, I also do it” (which made up the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 37
The American Nurses Association (ANA) has called for a 12% increase in federal funding in 2015 to help recruit and educate new nurses to fill newly created position and replace retiring nurses. The ANA projects the U.S. will need 1.1 million new nurses by 2022.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 37
According to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, physicians are losing an average of four hours a week recording patient information into electronic medical records (EMR).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 37
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently released its finalized model legislation to create an interstate compact to provide physicians a streamlined process for applying for licenses in other states.
