In observance of the holidays, Medical Staff Leader Insider won’t be published for the next two weeks. The next edition will arrive in your inbox on January 8, 2015. Since this is the last edition of the year, let me know what you thought...
A Dallas woman pleaded guilty earlier this week to stealing the identity of a registered nurse (RN) and using the information to obtain jobs at eight North Texas hospice companies. Jada Necole Antoine, 33, of Dallas submitted documents to companies indicating that she provided care to...
Amid the healthcare industry’s efforts to reduce the overuse of emergency departments, a new poll indicates too many patients may seek treatment at urgent care centers instead, possibly posing a risk to their health. The poll, conducted by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP...
Welcome to Friday. Today, CRC Symposium speaker Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, answers a common question among MSPs regarding temporary privileges. Pelletier and Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, will present a session on granting temporary and locum tenens privileges at the...
A radiologist faces three misdemeanor charges for allegedly stealing the protected health information (PHI) of nearly 97,000 current and former patients of NRAD Medical Associates, the Long Island, New York, medical practice where he worked. Richard Kessler, MD, was arrested December 3 and...
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) aims to expand its central physician data repository to include board certification data starting next year. Earlier this week, the FSMB announced it had modified its agreement with the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) to enable FSMB...
More students are going to medical school than ever before, and the newest matriculants are the most diverse class yet, according to data from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The number of students who enrolled in U.S. allopathic medical schools for the first time in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 49
Why are so many organizations struggling to change the medical staff’s view of peer review from punitive to positive? Nationally renowned medical staff leadership experts Robert Marder, MD, CMSL, and Mark Smith, MD, MBA, CMSL, dissect major issues that plague the peer...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 49
Boston Medical Center and Tufts Medical Center recently confirmed that they are considering a merger. Both hospitals declined to comment on when they might reach an agreement on the merger or how they would implement it.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 49
At the Credentialing Resource Center Symposium in Las Vegas, March 12-13, 2015, speaker Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, will address several hot-button credentialing and privileging issues....
