Three pieces of legislation related to expanding allied health practitioners’ scope of practice—Senate Bill (SB) 491, SB492, and SB493—have met differing fates in California State Assembly committees. Senate Bill 491, which would allow nurse practitioners to practice without physician oversight...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 32
The American Medical Association (AMA), a number of other national provider associations, and 47 state medical societies are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to preserve federal funding for state-based quality improvement organizations (QIOs). Some of the nation’s...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 32
Maine Medical Center announced a slate of personnel and payroll cuts earlier this week, including the elimination of 175 positions, layoffs of 50 employees, and 12.5% reductions in compensation for top hospital administrators.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 32
Researchers at Kaiser Permanente have shown it's possible to automate collection of data from an electronic health record for public quality reporting. They've also proved that this automation saves money, compared to manual data abstraction. However, their paper in the Journal of the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 32
During the last 20 years, healthcare employment has stayed on a steady, strong upward trajectory. But now that steady upward climb is showing signs of flattening out, according to a US News & World Report article last week. July jobs data showed healthcare added only 2,500 jobs, its...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 32
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is urging acute care organizations to invite their Congressional representatives—who are currently out for August recess—to visit their local hospitals. "Let them see your quality improvements, work to reduce readmissions, investments in health information...
