Specialty Board Certification: New Laws and Qualifications 2016

OVERVIEW:
Medical specialty board certification is used as a common qualifying measure of physician ability. Laws restricting such use are on the rise, in response to expanding board requirements.

Instructor : Elizabeth A. Snelson
Product Id 800878
Duration: 60 Minutes
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 | 10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND:
Learn the parameters of federal limitations on board certification. Catch up on board certification changes in state law. Find flaws in board certification descriptions in your bylaws and other documents. Modify board certification requirements to improve recruiting and retention results while meeting accreditation standards and quality goals.

AREAS COVERED IN THE SESSION:

• Requiring Initial Board Certification
• Requiring Recertification
• Maintenance of Certification Controversies
• New Specialty Board Certification Options
• Grandfathering Clauses
• Foreign Boards
• Medicare Limitations on Requiring Board Certification

WHO WILL BENEFIT:

• Medical Staff President/Chief of Staff
• Bylaws Committee
• Credentialing Committee
• Chief Medical Officer
• Vice President of Medical Affairs
• Chief of Staff
• Director of Medical Staff
• Medical Staff Attorney
• Hospital Counsel
• Medical Staff Manager
• Credentialing Specialist
• Human Resources professionals

SPEAKER PROFILE
Elizabeth A. Snelson represents medical staffs across the country, focusing on medical staff bylaws, and works for medical societies on medical staff issues. A frequent speaker on medical staff legal issues, Ms Snelson presents at medical staff leadership retreats, and in programs sponsored by state medical staff services associations and medical societies, the American Medical Association, the American Bar Association, and other organizations.

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