The Arizona Medical Board put patients at risk by failing to properly conduct background investigations on physicians applying for licenses after its executive director told staff to streamline the process, according to a report released last week.
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is asking for comments on proposed standards for its Program for Maintenance of Certification (MOC). These standards will provide a framework for member boards to use when developing their programs for MOC while allowing the flexibility to tailor...
An initiative to streamline multistate medical licensure for physicians is making progress, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) announced earlier this month. A newly appointed drafting team will use eight key consensus principles to shape the new system, which calls for a formal...
The Oklahoma state medical board last week adopted a policy meant to clarify guidelines for the practice of telemedicine. The Oklahoma Medical Board’s position statement defines a face-to-face encounter “by telemedicine,” which can include sessions with approved audio and video devices. The...
Physicians who provide telemedicine services in Massachusetts should be licensed by the state, especially because they’re diagnosing patients without doing so in person, a lawyer for the Massachusetts Medical Society said. “When you’re talking about diagnosis, that’s a really critical area,”...
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) continue to move forward, despite the political and regulatory headwinds they face. What does this mean for the medical staff services department? In all likelihood, more of what credentialers do now, under more scrutiny, said Michael Callahan, JD, during a...
