Welcome to Friday. Today, CRC Symposium speaker Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, answers a common question among MSPs regarding temporary privileges. Pelletier and Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, will present a session on granting temporary and locum tenens privileges at the...
More students are going to medical school than ever before, and the newest matriculants are the most diverse class yet, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The number of students who enrolled in U.S. allopathic medical schools for the first time in...
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) aims to expand its central physician data repository to include board certification data starting next year. Earlier this week, the FSMB announced it had modified its agreement with the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) to enable FSMB...
Amid the healthcare industry’s efforts to reduce the overuse of emergency departments, a new poll indicates too many patients may seek treatment at urgent care centers instead, possibly posing a risk to their health. The poll, conducted by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP...
A radiologist faces three misdemeanor charges for allegedly stealing the protected health information (PHI) of nearly 97,000 current and former patients of NRAD Medical Associates, the Long Island, New York, medical practice where he worked. Richard Kessler, MD, was arrested December 3 and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 49
Why are so many organizations struggling to change the medical staff’s view of peer review from punitive to positive? Nationally renowned medical staff leadership experts Robert Marder, MD, CMSL, and Mark Smith, MD, MBA, CMSL, dissect major issues that plague the peer...
