Telemedicine is just beginning to carve out a niche in intensive care. The evolution of tele-ICU programs is detailed in a report from the New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI), a health policy group that promotes the expansion of telemedicine. The report notes that, as of late 2012, there...
The public now has until January 31 to submit suggestions for revisions to the NPDB Guidebook. The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) guidebook will incorporate legislative and regulatory changes adopted since its last edition (2001), including the merger of the NPDB with the...
The first story in this week’s pick of the news highlights the importance of organizational culture in determining nurse practitioners’ roles in patient care. It also says something about the limits of legislative solutions. The study surveyed NPs in Massachusetts, which has laws in place...
More than two dozen orthopedic practices have formed a joint corporation, hoping to avoid the financial and regulatory pressures that have driven many physicians to hospital employment. The consortium, called the Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, includes 25 practices and 130 physicians in...
Hospitals and medical practices across the United States braced for confusion and administrative hassles as new insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect Wednesday. More than 2 million people enrolled in private plans offered under the ACA during the initial sign-up period...
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is revising the NPDB Guidebook to incorporate legislative and regulatory changes adopted since its last edition, including the merger of the NPDB with the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank. The revised Guidebook will offer more...
