As the debate over expanding advanced practice professionals’ scope of practice continues nationwide, nurse practitioners (NP) in Maryland are asking for changes in state laws and regulations that limit their ability to practice independently as primary care providers. They are also...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 1
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded over $307 million in performance bonuses to 23 states for improving access to children’s health coverage and successfully enrolling eligible children in Medicaid, CMS announced earlier this week.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 1
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has backed a CMS proposal to phase in new patient safety standards for hospitals that wish to contract with Qualified Health Plans in the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
The Colorado Court of Appeals, Division A rejected a hospital's claim that a new statute, which abrogated the hospital's immunity from damages with respect to credentialing decisions, was unconstitutional. The Court held that the statute was meant to apply retroactively and such...
