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.
Physicians tend to be paid on a production basis (e.g., fee for service or work relative value units), and time away from seeing patients costs them money. In the past, physicians considered giving time to medical staff work a reasonable trade-off for the services the hospital provided them in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 46
In many hospitals, there are simply too few incentives, too little personal satisfaction, and not enough spare time and extra money to be made to readily induce physicians into leadership and administrative roles. To overcome these barriers to entry, the medical staff organization must have an...
