In April 2015, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) published its first new guidebook in 13 years. It includes a significant expansion of the NPDB's definition of an investigation with direct impact on reporting requirements for physicians or dentists who resign while under investigation...
When developing a checklist to audit your credentials files, start with the staff category with the most elements in the file (e.g., active staff), says Lisa Kuklinski, BBA, CPMSM, CPCS, manager of medical staff services at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. From there, you can...
Nine states had passed the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) Interstate Medical Licensure Compact legislation when CRCJ spoke with Humayun Chaudhry, DO, MACP, president and CEO of the FSMB. The Compact won't mean the end of current licensing processes...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 9
Cardiovascular technologists are advanced practice professionals who perform diagnostic examinations and therapeutic interventions on the heart and/or blood vessels at the request or under direction of a physician (MD or DO), in accordance with state and federal regulations, in one or more of...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 9
The Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) is gearing up to ease telepsychology via an interstate compact process for providers. The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) is envisioned as an interstate practice compact to facilitate telehealth and temporary face...
