The California Consumer Health Care Council recently filed suit against Kaiser Found Health Plan for disclosing the medical records of patients to its attorneys, according to a BNA Health Care report.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 10
The use of leadership selection criteria by the medical executive committee (MEC), medical staff nominating committee (which could be a subcommittee of the MEC), and the general medical staff is an important element in attracting the most qualified candidates for medical staff leadership...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 10
A recent study conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change shows that physicians’ salaries in 12 major US healthcare markets declined five percent from 1995 and 2000.
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Baptist Health, Little Rock, AK for revoking the privileges of two physicians with an indirect financial interest in a cardiac hospital.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 7
It's been nearly 20 years since Mary Walton first published her excellent book "The Deming Management Method" which describes W. Edwards Deming's provocative and controversial management method. Despite the recognition and praise the book has received over the years, many physician leaders are...
