The Medical Board of California is asking physicians who need to renew their medical licenses during October and November to do so early due to a planned disruption. According to the medical board, the Department of Consumer Affairs is currently transitioning to a new online licensing and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 43
Physicians-in-training are unlikely to engage in common courtesy behaviors such as introducing themselves fully to patients or sitting down to talk to them one-on-one, according to recent research from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 43
A record number of students applied to and enrolled in the nation’s medical schools in 2013, according to data released today by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The total number of applicants to medical school grew by 6.1%, to 48,014, surpassing the previous record set in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 26
From advanced practice professionals to telemedicine providers, The Medical Staff’s Guide to Overcoming Competence Assessment Challenges will walk you through every step of collecting adequate performance data to assess practitioner competence. This book addresses many of the common...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 43
It’s estimated that more than a third of all mental-healthcare in the U.S. is now provided by primary care physicians (PCPs) and other practitioners because patients don’t want or can’t easily access psychiatric care, according to Suzanne Koven, MD. However, many PCPs lack the time or training...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 43
Recently, my colleague, HCPro Books Editor Karen Kondilis, asked William F. Mills, MD, MMM, CPE, FACPE, FAAFPE, about his experiences as a medical staff leader turned author. Mills and Mary J. Hoppa, MD, MBA, co-wrote The Medical Executive Committee Manual.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 43
New medical student enrollment at the nation’s osteopathic medical colleges has increased by 11.1% in fall 2013 over enrollment in 2012, according to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). A total of 6,449 students began their medical education at one of 29 DO-...
More than $8 million in grants will support research to aid long-term recovery in areas hard hit by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week. Research will focus on physical and behavioral health aspects of recovery including community...
The Leapfrog Group’s fourth safety report card for general acute care hospitals, released Wednesday, shows little overall improvement in how well providers are preventing patient harm. A total of 2,539 hospitals were graded on 15 structural measures, such as whether the hospital has a full-time...
With the restructuring of the Step 3 examination in 2014, the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) program will no longer require examinees to apply for Step 3 under the eligibility requirements of a specific medical licensing authority. Other Step 3 eligibility requirements—including a...
