Cardiologist Robert Graor lost his Ohio license to practice medicine in 1995 and was sentenced to three years in jail, after being convicted of embezzling more than $1 million. He regained his license following his release, but then lost it a second time in 2003.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 18
“We had all endured four years of medical school, and we believed that all our lectures, exams and national standardized tests had made us ready to be real physicians, or at least capable interns. But the reality was that in some cases, we were unable to carry out even the most routine duties,”...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 18
HCPro’s Physician Profile Reporter is a customized software program that compiles all sources of physician performance data into one database, enabling MSPs to generate reliable performance reports that can be easily distributed to each medical staff member—without busting the budget.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
New OPPE and FPPE standards for acute care and critical access hospitals accredited by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) may look somewhat familiar to many hospitals. Most facilities conduct competence assessment and peer evaluation in one form or another....
Updates to the NPDB Guidebook are being met with some resistance from legal and regulatory organizations, particularly concerning the way in which the NPDB defines an investigation.
Last year, the 2013 MSP Salary Survey netted more respondents than previous editions, and some of the findings were guardedly optimistic. For example, more respondents reported receiving a raise; fewer indicated their organization was still in the throes of a hiring/wage freeze...
