Members of the U.S. Senate Rural Health Caucus have introduced a bill that would allow general supervision by physician or nonphysician providers (NPPs) for many outpatient therapy services, politicalnews.me reported. S.1143, the Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, counters...
The American Medical Association voted Tuesday to declare obesity a disease, a move that effectively defines 78 million American adults and 12 million children as having a medical condition requiring treatment. The AMA's decision essentially makes diagnosis and treatment of obesity a physician's...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 25
Physician leaders warned that a recent ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could prove a significant impediment to state licensing boards’ ability to regulate the practice of medicine, amednews.com reported. The court ruled that a North Carolina dental board exceeded its authority...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 25
Don Berwick, a former Obama administration health official, announced Monday that he is running for governor of Massachusetts. Berwick, a Democrat, is a physician and health policy expert who ran the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a recess appointee, but Republicans...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 25
Carle Foundation Hospital, of Urbana, Ill., has investigated three instances where surgical team members shared pictures taken on their own cellphones with other surgical employees. In all three cases, the photographs were requested by the surgeon involved for legitimate purposes and Carle’s...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 25
From 2007 to 2010, the use of hospital services in the last six months of life fell significantly, with a 9.5% decrease in hospital days per patient and an 11% decrease in deaths occurring in the hospital, according to a Dartmouth Atlas report released earlier this month. The percentage of...
