On July 25, the public comment period closed on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) proposal to grant full practice authority to...Read More »
Although ransomware is not a new phenomenon, a recent increase in reported attacks along with several well-publicized cases have raised the public...Read More »
The credentialing process for advanced practice providers (APP) is basically the same as for other practitioners. However, APPs do come with their...Read More »
About four years ago, we (and when I say "we," I mean "me," as I am a one-woman office) instituted evergreen letters. The evergreen serves as a...Read More »
Last April, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services finalized the first substantive updates to the National Practitioner Data Bank (...Read More »
The Healthcare Quality Improvement Act of 1986, which formed the legislative impetus for the NPDB, specifies that organizations must report a...Read More »
I was sitting in my office one day, thinking about how little of this fine country I've seen and wondering what it would be like to travel the...Read More »