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CMS relaxes telemedicine privileging rules

Small and critical access hospitals will have an easier time participating in telehealth programs at larger facilities, thanks to CMS easing its physician privileging requirements. A change to

Dr. Death, Dr. Bradley point to need for tighter credentialing, privileging processes

What do these two cases have in common? Case No. 1: Jayant Patel, a surgeon dubbed " Dr. Death " in Australia for several botched operations was sentenced last week to seven years in prison for killing

GAO comes down hard on VA's doc credentialing

The credentialing and privileging systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs for doctors comes under heavy scrutiny in a new report from the Government Accountability Office. In particular, the