The results are in for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s second Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture. The survey, designed to measure the culture of patient safety in outpatient medical offices, gauges staff and provider attitudes about patient...
CMS' revisions present credentialing issues and decisions for hospitals reagrding the process by which therapeutic diets may be ordered. In this article we identify some of the issues that must be considered before hospitals can implement changes to their credentialing process in order to...
The Nevada Supreme Court (the "Court") upheld, in an unpublished opinion, a lower court's dismissal of an anesthesiologist's lawsuit against MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, because the Hospital has immunity under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA)....
An Annapolis, Maryland woman pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after she used forged documents to pose as a physician assistant for a pediatrician.
Shawna Michelle Gunter faces up to 22 years in prison for forging a physician assistant certificate and a diploma...
The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) issued a warning this week to all individuals seeking less expensive cosmetic surgical procedures, particularly outside their home country, and especially in the hands of unlicensed practitioners operating without board...
Fall 2014 osteopathic medical college enrollment increased by 5.2% over 2013, according to data released today by the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). The rise in first-year student matriculation brings the total enrollment at osteopathic medical colleges to...
