Editor's note:Militsa Ruiz, CPCS, vice president of software integration at CredLink and president/CEO of Cambridge Verification worked with a hospital in Costa Rica to set up credentialing and privileging standards that would meet Joint...
A survey by Cejka Search and the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) shows physician turnover rates remain high compared with those of recent years. Released this week, the ninth annual Physician Retention Survey reported a 6.8% turnover rate in 2013. That matches the 2012 rate, which...
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) aims to expand its central physician data repository to include board certification data starting next year. Earlier this week, the FSMB announced it had modified its agreement with the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) to enable FSMB...
A Dallas woman pleaded guilty earlier this week to stealing the identity of a registered nurse (RN) and using the information to obtain jobs at eight North Texas hospice companies. Jada Necole Antoine, 33, of Dallas submitted documents to companies indicating that she provided care to...
A Worcester (Massachusetts) area physiatrist has been indicted on charges of sexually assaulting two women last year at local hospitals. A Worcester County grand jury handed up indictments Tuesday charging Ho Yin "Aaron" Shiu, DO, with rape and four counts of indecent assault and battery....
The United States has strict policies regarding medical licensing— foreign trained physicians are only allowed to practice in the U.S. once they have obtained a license in the state in which they intend to work, must acquire a visa, pass the first two steps of the United States Medical-...
