HCPro’s MSP Salary Survey asks respondents to name the entities that accredit their organization. Since 2012, the percentage of respondents who have selected DNV has doubled, from 4% of respondents to 8% in 2015. DNV entered the accreditation fray in 2008, when it was granted deeming status by...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 46
After months that saw small increases and even decreases, the Consumer Price Index for hospital services rose 2% in October, which was the highest month-over-month increase of the year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Inpatient hospital prices grew 2.3%, compared to outpatient...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 46
A study of nearly 200 hip and knee arthroplasty surgeries found that on average the doors to the operating room were opened every 2.5 minutes and remained opened for a total of 9.6 minutes. In 77 cases, the doors were open long enough to compromise the operating rooms’ positive pressure systems...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 46
In observance of Thanksgiving, Medical Staff Leader Insider won’t be published next Thursday. The next edition will arrive in your inbox on December 3.
