An effort to provide physicians a streamlined path to obtaining medical licensure in multiple states appears to be gaining traction, HealthLeaders Media reported earlier this week. The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) finalized the draft version of its proposed Interstate Medical...
In fiscal year 2012-2013, the Florida Department of Health received 661 unlicensed medical activity complaints, the state’s Board of Medicine reported earlier this week. Of those complaints, 596 were referred for investigation, 183 resulted in cease-and-desist notices, 79 individuals were...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 10
Effective October 1, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) has lowered the rates it charges for information about practitioners and organizations. The new fee to query the NPDB will be $3.00 for both continuous and one-time queries and $5.00 for self-queries.
Simulation training is not a new concept in healthcare, but as medical education and practices become more metrics-based, this kind of training is taking on new roles in competence assessment. Teaching hospitals and medical schools on the front lines report expanding interest from physicians...
Mark your calendars for March 12-13, 2015, for the return of the Credentialing Resource Center Symposium! The event will take place at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. We have a great group of speakers lined up: Carol S. Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS; Hugh...
Two Massachusetts sisters faced arraignment in Middlesex Superior Court earlier this week, charged with using false psychologist credentials and fraudulently billing federal, state, and local agencies more than $580,000, according to the attorney general’s office. Neither is a licensed...