Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements

A new law will make it harder for another Christopher Duntsch to practice medicine in Texas. HB 1998 was signed into law on June 13. The bill...Read More »

MSPs sometimes feel compelled to send an application to department chairs or to the credentials committee even though the application is...Read More »

Physicians who are doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathic medicine (DO) generate similar results on key indicators of quality and...Read More »

Last December, The Joint Commission (TJC) announced it would be eliminating the term “licensed independent practitioner” (LIP) from its standards...Read More »

Critical access hospitals (CAH) that are accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC) will now have the option to create a single, unified medical...Read More »

The Joint Commission’s move to extend the reappointment period for medical providers from two years to every three years has been met with a...Read More »

CMS is ending a requirement that all hospital providers and suppliers be vaccinated against COVID-19 as of the end of the public health emergency...Read More »

Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.Read More »

Once a managed care application is successfully submitted and verified, a final review should occur to confirm that the file meets the plan’s...Read More »