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"[W]hen he was renewing his … staff privileges, a secretary noticed that he had never recertified in family medicine. He argued that 26 years of an unblemished record, getting 50 credits of CME per year, and having no patient complaints should be enough to have his privileges continued."...
There is a declining trend in the number of family medicine (FM) physicians receiving obstetrics privileges nowadays. These providers were once responsible for the family in every aspect of its development—from a child’s conception to adulthood. Now they are more of a means to an end, a first...
“Sometimes you are part of the decision process, and other times the decision is simply handed down. Either way, you are now responsible for ensuring that the plan is carried out.”
With the passage of the Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act last week, physician assistants (PA) will now be able to serve as the attending physician for terminally ill hospice care Medicare patients. Previously, Medicare would only allow physicians and nurse practitioners to serve as hospice...
