In an effort to reduce the number of medication errors and dangerous drug interactions, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas has 10 full-time pharmacists staffed in its emergency department (ED).
Medication errors contribute to over 7,000 deaths nationwide every year so the...
This week, physicians voted during the AMA Annual Meeting to continue investigating maintenance of certification (MOC), osteopathic continuous certification (OCC), and maintenance of licensure (MOL)—including assessing the impact of MOC on physician practices, AMA...
Increasing age, solo practice, lack of board certification, and less than three years of residency training are key factors that correlate with unsafe practice, according to new research by the Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP). Practicing outside the scope of original...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 24
To address the growing physician shortage, legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that seeks to add 15,000 Medicare-supported residency slots by 2019.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 24
As terrible as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) scandal is, it does bring widespread attention to the issue of physician shortages that has been plaguing the health industry for years. Sen. Robert Casey (D-Pa.) intends to use the focus on the VA as a vehicle to bring other medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 24
The staff at Health and Beauty Cosmetic Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida, faces additional charges of practicing medicine without a license, as more alleged victims of botched surgeries step forward.
