On January 1, a Minnesota state law took effect allowing nurse practitioners (NP) to practice independently after completing 2,080 hours of supervised work. On April 6, the University of Minnesota School of Nursing will open a clinic in the Downtown East neighborhood, led by NPs. For years,...
The Arkansas House of Representatives last week rejected a bill that would allow telemedicine companies to provide telemedicine services in the state using physicians licensed and living in Arkansas. The bill would allow patients to be treated by a physician through various forms of video using...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 12
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia recently announced that a medical school graduate running a skin rejuvenation clinic in Vancouver has been prohibited from providing medical services.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 12
Emotional exhaustion, feeling depersonalized towards patients and colleagues, and having a reduced sense of accomplishment are warning signs that a physician may be burned out.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 12
A recent report by the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) found that transitioning certain routine business transactions from manual to electronic could result in $8 billion of savings annually for the healthcare industry.
