The Commonwealth of Kentucky Court of Appeals (the "Court"), in an unpublished opinion, upheld a trial court judgment and four pretrial orders relating to a patient's claims of medical malpractice and medical battery against physicians, and independent claims against a hospital...
As Connecticut closes in on passing a bill to allow advanced practice RNs (APRNs) to practice independently, Robert M. McLean, MD, immediate past-Governor of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians (ACP), urged caution in a recent Op-Ed piece on the CTNewsJunkie website...
The Joint Commission has updated its frequently asked questions and answers with one regarding the competence of independent practitioners to perform waived tests. The posted question asks, “Are competency assessments required for licensed independent practitioners (LIPs) performing waived...
The recently announced postponement of the ICD-10 implementation deadline presents a dilemma for many providers that were ready to activate the new system. However, all organizations will want to use the delay to trigger a review of their readiness, and the results will in large part...
Nurse practitioners (NP) will have to wait to gain independence in patient care following Gov. Dave Heineman’s veto earlier this week of Legislative Bill (LB) 916, a bill to lift state restrictions on physician supervision of NPs. Heineman’s veto of Legislative Bill 916 leaves in place a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 17
U.S. physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and consultants make up most of the healthcare professionals who use Twitter, according to Creation Healthcare, a London-based research and training consultancy. U.S. healthcare professionals comprise 31% of the 75,000 worldwide total of healthcare...
