At its interim meeting earlier this week, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a policy supporting the Federation of State Medical Board’s (FSMB) model legislation for an interstate medical licensure compact.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 46
A jury has convicted a physician and his clinic administrator on 19 counts of healthcare fraud and a charge of conspiracy for billing Medicare $2.1 million for tests that were never performed.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 46
"It doesn’t take a rocket scientist—or a malpractice attorney—to figure out that most patients who have had a bad experience are not looking for compensation or 'revenge.' They are looking for compassion and for validation."
- Ira Nash, MD, discusses...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 46
California voters on Tuesday defeated Proposition 46, which would have raised the cap on malpractice damages for pain and suffering and required random drug and alcohol testing for physicians. The measure also called for substance testing of physicians following certain medical mistakes or...
DNV GL last week announced it had certified two Virginia healthcare facilities—Sentara Leigh and Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital—as the first two Centers of Excellence for its new Managing Infection Risk (MIR) certification, recognizing exceptional processes and an approach to...
More than half the dermatologists in 12 Medicare Advantage plan directories were dead, retired, not accepting new patients, or specialized only in specific conditions, according to a study published last week in JAMA Dermatology online. Researchers also found that about 46% of the...
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact part of a New York City law that requires “crisis pregnancy centers” to inform clients whether they have a licensed medical provider on staff. The court declined to hear an appeal filed by several centers in opposition to the 2011 law, which was...
Slightly less than half of nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA) responding to a recent survey said they use some form of social media for business (45%), whereas two-thirds reported some form of personal use, The Clinical Advisor reported on its website. The Clinical...
