The American Hospital Association (AHA) has backed a CMS proposal to phase in new patient safety standards for hospitals that wish to contract with qualified health plans in the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 1
The certification review process for Health Care Staffing Services (HCSS) is very similar to last year’s, according to The Joint Commission. “On-site review activities and certification process remain unchanged for 2014,” the HCSS Organization Review Process Guide states. Changes in the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 1
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has backed a CMS proposal to phase in new patient safety standards for hospitals that wish to contract with Qualified Health Plans in the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 1
As the debate over expanding advanced practice professionals’ scope of practice continues nationwide, nurse practitioners (NP) in Maryland are asking for changes in state laws and regulations that limit their ability to practice independently as primary care providers. They are also...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 1
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded over $307 million in performance bonuses to 23 states for improving access to children’s health coverage and successfully enrolling eligible children in Medicaid, CMS announced earlier this week.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 1
I hope you had a safe and fun holiday season. For many of us, it is our first full day back to work without holiday party ideas pushing aside work-related topics.
If you are having trouble getting back on the grind, I suggest taking some time today to focus on your medical staff-related...
Starting next month, California licensed midwives will have increased independence and authority in attending births. Assembly Bill 1308, which goes into effect January 1, removes the state requirement that all licensed midwives be supervised by a physician. Licensed midwives had been unable to...
This is the last edition of Credentialing Resource Center Insider for the year. A big thank you for reading and contributing to this electronic resource! The coming year will have its share of anticipated regulatory changes, and no doubt there will be plenty of “unexpected news” in the...
U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Clair, Pa., and others recently introduced legislation to extend the malpractice protections currently provided to paid community health center employees to volunteer medical professionals. House Resolution (HR) 2703 would make health practitioner volunteers...
