A physician who recently gained attention for his offensive comments about the pay gap between male and female physicians has since stepped down from his leadership positions at Texas Health Plano. Texas Health confirmed that Gary Tigges, MD, an internal medicine physician at Plano Internal Medicine Associates, resigned from his position as member of the executive committee Texas Health Plano’s medical board of and as chair of the credentialing committee earlier this month.

Published 9/17/18

The United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Western Division (the “Court”) denied a hospital’s motion to dismiss a plaintiff’s claim, finding that the state Supreme Court would find that the republication doctrine applies to hospital queries of the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB), not the statewide standard single-publication rule.

The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) team is extending the deadline to enter the 2019 CRC Symposium Case Study Competition and the 2019 CRC Achievement Awards, two application-based contests showcasing excellence in the medical staff services and leadership fields. The revised deadline for submitting contest applications is Monday, October 1, 2018.

For complete contest details and to enter the contests through our simple online process, visit https://credentialingresourcecenter.com/symposium/contests  

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The Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) annual MSP Salary Survey measures the compensation rates, essential duties, and other workplace trends shaping the careers of MSPs across the industry. Click here to take the survey and make sure your experiences are represented!