Becker's Healthcare December 26, 2023
Massachusetts has become the first U.S. state to remove questions about healthcare professionals’ mental health history and past drug use from credentialing processes, a noteworthy instance of stakeholder collaboration.
Although professional boards in approximately two dozen states have modified licensure applications to remove questions related to physicians’ mental health, Massachusetts is the first in the country to completely eliminate the questions from credentialing forms used by hospitals, health systems, insurers and medical licensing boards in the commonwealth.
The change was enacted by the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Association of Health Plans and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to reduce stigma among healthcare professionals.
The move comes after more than a year...
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