The National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) has submitted its proposed changes to the NPDB Guidebook with the goal of clarifying the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) reporting process and to facilitate accuracy in NPDB reporting. In a letter signed by NAMSS president...
The majority of osteopathic medical students and recent graduates matched into primary care residency programs, according to new data released by the National Matching Services, Inc., about the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) match. Among primary care specialties, family medicine is the...
As the Affordable Care Act increases health insurance enrollment, and thus patients seeking care, physician assistants (PA) are opening primary care clinics in Washington’s Spokane Valley, the Inlanderreported earlier this week. Janice Jordan and her husband Kevin Bichler, both certified...
Most medical societies surveyed by the AMA Advocacy Resource Center (ARC) identified ensuring physician-led, team-based care as a top priority for 2014. The survey identifies trends for the upcoming 2014 state legislative sessions, and the top issues facing organized medicine at the state level...
Physician re-entry is problematic for physicians who leave practice with every intention of coming back—even more so for those who thought they’d walked away for good. However, there are steps physicians can take to help them navigate the re-entry process and get back to practice.
Too many hospitals and healthcare leaders experience serious safety failures as routine and inevitable parts of daily work, according to an article published in the September 2013 issue of The Milbank Quarterly. In the article, authors Mark R. Chassin, MD, FACP, MPP, MPH, president and...
