The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) invites the public’s input on proposed standards for a new program to evaluate ambulatory care clinics that provide patient-centered care and work to reduce fragmentation by forming virtual neighborhoods with medical homes. The public...
When it comes to the reapplication for privileges, how do you deal with MDs who procrastinate on everything? How do you establish accountability? The current issue of Credentialing Resource Center Journal...
A lawsuit filed in Sacramento. California, alleges physicians used bogus hardware in spinal surgeries and took kickbacks from a Corona del Mar, California, hospital executive, while middlemen and hospitals profited by inflating the cost of the devices.
Among the proposed changes included in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for calendar year 2015, CMS has included provisions that would eliminate an exemption for reporting certain continuing medical education (CME) payments; and would expand the services Medicare beneficiaries can...
State medical boards across the country have drafted a model law that would make it much easier for physicians licensed in one state to treat patients in other states, whether in person, by videoconference, or online. The draft legislation—in the form of an interstate compact, a legally...
