One of the most important initial tasks of the physician credentialing process is gathering background information. This often involves reaching out to various medical boards to verify physician information.
As a result of changes within the CMS Conditions of Participation, The Joint Commission standards language has been revised in order to maintain uniformity within both Leadership and Medication Management chapters, The Joint Commission announced last week. Among the changes for...
Starting next month, California licensed midwives will have increased independence and authority in attending births. Assembly Bill 1308, which goes into effect January 1, removes the state requirement that all licensed midwives be supervised by a physician. Licensed midwives had been unable to...
U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair, Pa., and others recently introduced legislation to extend the malpractice protections currently provided to paid community health center employees to volunteer medical professionals. House Resolution (HR) 2703 would make health practitioner volunteers...
This is the last edition of Credentialing Resource Center Insider for the year. A big thank you for reading and contributing to this electronic resource! The coming year will have its share of anticipated regulatory changes, and no doubt there will be plenty of “unexpected news” in the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 50
Almost a third of surveyed physicians reported taking on extra medical work outside their practices to help maintain their incomes, a 2012 Physicians Practice survey found. The trend has continued, according to a Medscape report released last week. Additional work doesn't necessarily...
