As more organizations begin to employ physicians, questions are emerging about all aspects of their practice. In a presentation titled "Navigating the Rough Waters of Credentialing, Hiring and Terminating Employed Physicians: The Medical Services Professional's Critical Role on the Crew," ...
The United States has strict policies regarding medical licensing— foreign trained physicians are only allowed to practice in the U.S. once they have obtained a license in the state in which they intend to work, must acquire a visa, pass the first two steps of the United States Medical-...
Leaders of the Alabama Society of Physician Assistants (PA) are celebrating the recent approval of rules for final adoption by the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners (ALBME) that lay out the process for PAs to apply for Schedule II prescriptive authority. A law enacted in 2013 authorized...
HCPro is working on a new book about focused professional practice evaluations (FPPE) and we’d like you to be a part of it. Our goal for this book is to feature the policies, dashboards, indicator lists, and other forms your organization uses to conduct FPPE.
A Worcester (Massachusetts) area physiatrist has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting two women last year at local hospitals. A Worcester County grand jury handed up indictments Tuesday charging Ho Yin "Aaron" Shiu, DO, with rape and four counts of indecent assault and battery....
This may not be credentialing-specific news, but it will likely boost patient satisfaction scores. Michigan’s Henry Ford Health System will adopt a new hospital gown that aims to put the wraps on a big source of patients’ grumbles—a lack of rear coverage. Resembling a wrap-around robe, the "...
