The Maintenance of Certification (MOC) debate continues. Earlier this month, the New England Journal of Medicine ran pro and con online Viewpoints regarding MOC...
The National Board of Physicians and Surgeons (NBPAS) has announced an alternative to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program for continued certification in a medical specialty. The NBPAS recertification application takes less than 15...
Nine states have introduced legislation that would speed the process for practitioners seeking multi-state licensure, according to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Wyoming have formally introduced the...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced its intent to fundamentally reform how it pays providers for treating Medicare patients. The reforms aim to reduce the volume of unnecessary procedures while improving patient outcomes. The agency is “setting clear goals—...
A bill that would have allowed outpatient joint replacement surgery in the state of Wyoming didn’t make it out of the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee. HB0034 would have expanded the Wyoming Department of Health’s licensing definition of “healthcare facility” to...
Joan Rivers’ daughter has filed a malpractice lawsuit against the Manhattan outpatient clinic that treated her mother days before her death. Rivers, 81, suffered a loss of oxygen to her brain on August 28, 2014, while physicians at the Yorkville Endoscopy center in Manhattan were performing...
