U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair, Pa., and others recently introduced legislation to extend the malpractice protections currently provided...Read More »
Many observers point to nurse practitioners (NPs) and other advanced practice professionals as a cornerstone of care delivery under healthcare...Read More »
Turf battles loom at or just under the surface of this week’s top stories. As an MSP, you’re no doubt very familiar with the territorial struggles...Read More »
Some North Carolina lawmakers and organizations are calling for the state to loosen its healthcare certification laws to allow for more same-day...Read More »
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is revising the NPDB Guidebook to incorporate legislative and regulatory changes adopted since...Read More »
The draft of the next National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) Guide is available for comment through early next year. Some things have changed...Read More »
Although HIPAA has been around since 1996, it's only become a more familiar term in healthcare since the implementation of the Privacy Rule in...Read More »
Over many decades, Toyota Motor Corporation developed a Lean production to standardize work and reap the benefit of improved methodologies that...Read More »
The Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) is pilot testing an international partnership that aims to enhance and simplify the...Read More »
Innovation is a favorite buzzword in healthcare. There are any number of vendors and consultants lining up to sell you a toolkit, seminar, or some...Read More »