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Arkansas judge halts economic credentialing at health system
A state court in Arkansas has issued an injunction stopping a state health system from enforcing a policy denying privileges to physicians who hold an ownership interest in competing hospitals. The... Read more...
States may give advanced-practice nurses wider scope
A wave of bills are working their way through state legislatures that would expand the scope of practice for advanced-practice nurses. In fact, at least 24 states are either considering such bills... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: IOM urges geriatrician pay increase; Kuhn takes over as Medicaid head; and much more...
> In an effort to make sure aging baby boomers get appropriate care, the Institute of Medicine is urging payers to support an increase in pay for geriatric specialists. Read more...
