The American Nurses Association (ANA) has called for a 12% increase in federal funding in 2015 to help recruit and educate new nurses to fill newly created position and replace retiring nurses. The ANA projects the U.S. will need 1.1 million new nurses by 2022.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 37
According to a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, physicians are losing an average of four hours a week recording patient information into electronic medical records (EMR).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 37
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently released its finalized model legislation to create an interstate compact to provide physicians a streamlined process for applying for licenses in other states.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 37
"EHRs are a great idea. But we should have allowed the market to convince physicians of their usefulness. Instead, we have companies developing products to impress administrators. We have EHRs focused on billing rather than patient care. We have EHRs that do not help physicians care...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 37
This week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider features a few items that are quite critical of electronic health records (EHR) adoption. Physicians have complained that EHRs are more time consuming and don’t help improve patient care...
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) and the American Hospital Association (AHA) this week announced their approval of CMS’ recommended expansion of telemedicine coverage for Medicare beneficiaries. The AHA and ATA separately addressed the possible telemedicine expansion in CMS’ proposed...
