Recent news includes attempts to simplify care, both for physicians in rural hospitals and for New Jersey patients wondering whether there’s a “doctor” in the house. Another simple idea in the headlines this week might not be so simple, however. A Midwestern entrepreneur’s idea for...
The National Practitioner Data Bank is in the process of revising its NPDB Guidebook for the first time since 2001. A lot has happened in 13 years in the world of healthcare and regulation, to say the least, so an update is necessary. What’s interesting is the way Health Resources and...
The majority of osteopathic medical students and recent graduates matched into primary care residency programs, according to new data released by the National Matching Services, Inc., about the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) match. Among primary care specialties, family medicine is the...
The Joint Commission is developing an optional certification program for accredited organizations that will focus on essential, high-value requirements for mothers and newborns who have been assessed as clinically uncomplicated. The Perinatal Care certification will evaluate an organization’s...
The National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) has submitted its proposed changes to the NPDB Guidebook with the goal of clarifying the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) reporting process and to facilitate accuracy in NPDB reporting. In a letter signed by NAMSS president...
Nurse practitioners (NP) would be allowed to treat patients and prescribe medications independently under a proposal by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration, a potentially significant change in the medical landscape aimed at expanding access to primary care. The ability of NPs to work...
