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Featured Content | Surgeon facing accusations of performing unlicensed surgeries | A plastic surgeon and sole owner of an ambulatory surgical center in Key Biscayne, Florida, has been knowingly performing unlicensed procedures and receiving millions of dollars in reimbursements, according to a lawsuit filed by the United States. |
Make the physician leadership position visible | It is essential that physician leaders, administrative and board officers, and the institution as a whole illustrate the importance of physician leadership to the organization, medical staff, and community. The roles and responsibilities physician leaders have at hospitals are important, and should be treated as such. |
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CRC Member Exclusive | Aging physicians' competence lawsuit remains in spotlight | The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit involving Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH), the teaching hospital of the Yale School of Medicine, and aging physicians remains an ongoing legal matter. The EEOC charged in the February 2020 lawsuit that the hospital violated federal law by adopting and implementing a discriminatory "late-career practitioner policy." |
Medical assistants are rising to the occasion | The past year has brought a lot of changes for medical assistants. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have expanded their duties to include things such as nasopharyngeal swabbing, COVID-19 vaccinations, and telehealth functions. They also have shifted to different healthcare settings. Two states passed legislation this year to support medical assistants working to the top of their education. |
Print your newsletter content | Don't forget to print out individual articles or a PDF of the full issue of Credentialing Resource Center Journal and Medical Staff Briefings. For individual articles, simply click on the printer icon and you'll be directed to a PDF version of it that you can print out or save. Or wait until the end of each month and you will be notified that the full issue of each newsletter is available. When viewing that month’s issue, simply click on the “PRINT FULL ISSUE” link at the top of the article listing and you’ll be directed to a PDF version. Here are links to this month's newsletters: Medical Staff Briefing Credentialing Resource Center Journal |
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