The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) continued deeming authority to accredit acute-care hospitals participating in Medicare or Medicaid. Based on its review of HFAP’s hospital accreditation program, CMS has...
Physician leaders are pressed for time. Give them the knowledge and tools to confidently and effectively carry out their MEC responsibilities and comply with accreditors’ standards.
The Medical Executive Committee Manual, coming soon, will help MEC members understand their role in...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week issued guidance interpreting its new requirements for admission and medical review criteria for hospital inpatient services under Medicare Part A. The five-page document clarifies the types of practitioners who may furnish orders...
Businesses formed by physicians are covered by a state law that caps the damages in medical malpractice that can be collected from healthcare providers, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled last week. The court affirmed a May 2012 Court of Appeals decision which concluded that the state’s Medical...
After years of fighting physicians in state legislative battles to expand their authority, nurse practitioners (NP) are taking a new tack: Asking the Obama administration to require insurers to include them in the plans offered to patients in new online marketplaces, which open for enrollment...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 35
Businesses formed by physicians are covered by a state law that caps the damages in medical malpractice that can be collected from healthcare providers, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled last week. The court affirmed a May 2012 Court of Appeals decision which concluded that the state’s Medical...
