Regulatory and administrative burdens on physician practices have increased, and practices are spending more for the resources needed to perform this work. In a study released last week, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) reported a 4.6% increase in spending on total business...
In fiscal year 2012-2013, the Florida Department of Health received 661 unlicensed medical activity complaints, the state’s Board of Medicine reported earlier this week. Of those complaints, 596 were referred for investigation, 183 resulted in cease-and-desist notices, 79 individuals were...
An effort to provide physicians a streamlined path to obtaining medical licensure in multiple states appears to be gaining traction, HealthLeaders Media reported earlier this week. The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) finalized the draft version of its proposed Interstate Medical...
One quarter of the hospitals around the country have been left out of some of the biggest shifts in U.S. healthcare initiated by the Affordable Care Act. The Department of Health and Human Services has not yet incorporated the 1,256 primarily rural, “critical access” hospitals into Medicare’...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 40
The Physician Retraining & Reentry program, developed by professors at the University of California San Diego, is looking to mitigate the physician shortage nationwide by placing experienced physicians in vacant primary care positions.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 40
In response to changes to the healthcare industry as a result of the Affordable Care Act and retiring baby boomers, hospitals may have to revamp their executive lineups soon.
