The Joint Commission has made changes to three Medical Staff chapter requirements. Two elements of performance (EP) have been revised and one has been deleted, and they are effective as of July 1.
The Alabama Board of Medical Examiners & Medical Licensure Commission will now allow physicians to hold collaborative/supervisory practice agreements with up to nine advanced practice professionals (APP). Previously, physicians were limited to four full time equivalents (FTE) of these...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 6
CMS surveyors could be on your doorstep tomorrow if you have faced a complaint in the last two months that did not involve an immediate jeopardy to patients, staff, or visitors.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 3
Expect accrediting organizations (AO) to get even tough-er on problems found within the physical environment after yet another critical CMS report to Congress about the agency’s oversight of AOs.