Office of Mental Health
Manhattan Psychiatric Center: Controls Over Continuing Medical Education (Follow-Up Review)
Physicians who treat patients are required to meet certain continuing education
requirements established by the American Medical Association. In our prior audit
report 98-S-75, we found that Manhattan Psychiatric Center’s records often did
not indicate whether its physicians had met these requirements. We also identified
significant weaknesses in the Center=s practices for approving and verifying physicians
attendance at off-site training sessions. In our follow-up review, we found that
some of these weaknesses had been addressed, but physicians who lacked the required
number of continuing education credits continued to be re-certified.
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For a copy of the 90-day response click here.