More than half the dermatologists in 12 Medicare Advantage plan directories were dead, retired, not accepting new patients, or specialized only in specific conditions, according to a study published last week in JAMA Dermatology online. Researchers also found that about 46% of the...
DNV GL last week announced it had certified two Virginia healthcare facilities—Sentara Leigh and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital—as the first two Centers of Excellence for its new Managing Infection Risk (MIR) certification, recognizing exceptional processes and an approach to...
California voters on Tuesday defeated Proposition 46, which would have raised the cap on malpractice damages for pain and suffering and required random drug and alcohol testing for physicians. The measure also called for substance testing of physicians following certain medical mistakes or...
To celebrate National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week, the CRC blog has featured questions and answers on topics such as credentialing physicians in hospital-owned clinics, access to employed physicians’ contracts, and medical staff...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact part of a New York City law that requires “crisis pregnancy centers” to inform clients whether they have a licensed medical provider on staff. The court declined to hear an appeal filed by several centers in opposition to the 2011 law, which was...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 45
Adding one extra day to a hospital stay can help reduce mortality and readmission rates for some patients, as well as costs, according to a study published by researchers from the Columbia Business School.
