Practitioners undergo different levels of education and training, including medical or professional school, and internship, residency, and fellowship programs. The health plan is only required to verify the highest level that the applicant completed. For a physician, this would usually be the residency training program.

The former owner of one of the Florida nursing schools involved in the fraudulent degree scandal will serve 21 months in prison.

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Physical therapy involves the evaluation and treatment of patients recovering from injury or disease. Physical therapists (PT) provide these patients with services that restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities. Services include examining patients’ medical histories as well as testing and measuring strength, range of motion, balance and coordination, posture, muscle performance, respiration, and motor function.

An article in the Harvard Business Review entitled “Why Doctors Need Leadership Training” purported that physicians are “neither taught how to lead nor are they typically rewarded for good leadership.” The article authors suggested that educational systems must change to meet the growing needs of physician leaders. However, the prevalence and success of physician leaders across our society may suggest otherwise.

Find out what’s happening in the world of federal healthcare regulations by reviewing some recent headlines from across the country.

• Nurse charged with homicide
• Physician not guilty of manslaughter
• Health insurer faces lawsuits over ransomware attack
• Unlicensed nurse denied bail