By now, most MSPs are aware that The Joint Commission and ACHC/HFAP have made significant changes to their reappointment process for healthcare practitioners. The reappointment cycle has been extended from two years to three years for practitioners who hold medical staff appointments or clinical...
After providing additional training to its surveyors to increase oversight of a hospital’s plan of correction, The Joint Commission (TJC) has been approved by CMS to accredit psychiatric hospitals for participation in Medicare for another six years.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 2
The Court of Appeal for the State of California (the “Court”) affirmed a superior court’s denial of a physician’s petition for relief from discipline he received from the university hospital where he practiced, after the hospital found he violated the Health Insurance Portability and...
A woman was able to practice as a psychiatrist in the United Kingdom for over 20 years despite not having a medical degree. Zholia Alemi claimed she had a medical degree from The University of Auckland in New Zealand and registered as a physician in the United Kingdom in 1995. In truth, Alemi...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 2
Foreign national physicians and international medical graduates who are pursuing employment or seeking to become clinically active in the United States most often apply for an H-1B visa, which allows a foreign national to enter the U.S. for professional-level employment for up to six years. This...
In the first half of 2022, 7.5 million Medicare users accessed telehealth services to receive healthcare. During that same time, there were about 45 million Medicare telehealth-eligible users. This is according to the Medicare Telehealth Trends Report, which looked at telehealth usage by...