“While computers are great at sorting through data quickly and efficiently, humans aren't. In fact, ‘more’ often clogs our ability to discern and decide,” wrote David M. Denton, MD, a board-certified pediatrician, in InformationWeek. “At present, humans are still required to use the data...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 13
The Connecticut General Assembly’s public health committee heard arguments last week for and against two bills that would put additional requirements on non-profit hospitals that seek to convert to for-profit. This issue has gained attention in recent years, as more hospitals in the state have...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 12
“Hospitals can do more to protect patients. Improved security, such as surveillance of drug storage areas, tighter chain of custody on drugs, and better tracking of controlled substances are obvious areas to target,” wrote Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson and Erika T. Broadhurst, a special...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 11
Communicating with patients via portals or telemedicine does not significantly reduce in-person physician visits, according to a study in the March issue of Telemedicine and e-Health. Researchers from Mayo Clinic, of Rochester, Minn., conducted a retrospective cohort study of 2,357...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 10
Among high-performing physician-researchers, women tend to spend more time on domestic responsibilities and fewer hours career-building than men, according to a new study. The authors conjecture that this unequal division of home labor may explain why fewer women reach the elite level of the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 9
Families may decide to use a retail-based health clinic because they believe it is convenient and less expensive, but according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), these clinics do not provide children with the high-quality, regular preventive healthcare children need. In an updated...
Cultivating influence means doing so well with what we actually control that we are able to influence things in which we have an interest but do not control.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 8
In 2008 the predicted cost to implement ICD-10 ranged from roughly $83,300 for a small practice to $2.7 million for a large practice, according to a cost study initiated by the American Medical Association (AMA) and conducted by Nachimson Advisors. However, an updated 2014 study predicts the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 7
Physicians Tim Gueramy and Tracey Haas are on a mission to help entrepreneurial physicians improve the field. Last March, the husband-wife team launched The Walters Physician Incubator, an Austin, Texas, nonprofit that's open only to physicians with a startup idea. In less than a year, the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 6
Hospitals can be very dangerous places for patients, according to a KevinMD blog post by Robert Pearl, MD, earlier this week. Pearl outlined four risks that hospitals pose, along with their causes and possible solutions that could save lives. The risks are: psychological harm, physical harm,...