During the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting this week, physicians voted to update the AMA’s policy on maintenance of certification (MOC). The updated policy encourages specialty boards to investigate alternative approaches to MOC and directs the AMA to report annually on the MOC process. In addition...
Five ER staff were sacked at a German hospital for posting humiliating photos of patients online, a spokesman for the clinic in the western city of Aachen has confirmed. According to media reports that surfaced last month, the five were terminated with immediate effect from the Aachen University...
The Maryland Board of Physicians plans to propose legislation in 2015 that requires physicians to be fingerprinted and continually monitored for criminal charges. Physicians would be required to apply for a background check when first seeking a medical license, and currently practicing...
Ease of use is one of the hallmarks of effective systems, whether they’re online or on paper. The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)’s recently announced efforts to ease the reporting mechanism seem like steps in the right...
To celebrate National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week, the CRC blog has featured questions and answers on topics such as credentialing physicians in hospital-owned clinics, access to employed physicians’ contracts, and medical staff...
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...
