As hospitals and physicians anticipate a new method of sharing bundled payments from Medicare, Richard Rohr suggests they adopt an old Colonial practice: find a bedmate you trust that will share the blanket and pillows. Read more on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 38
Policies and procedures should be clear, easy to follow, efficient, and effective. Streamlined bylaws make it especially important for medical staffs to have a strong set of policies and procedures governing physician expectations and behaviors.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 38
The title of doctor is no longer reserved for physicians, as nurses, physical therapists, and pharmacists head back to school to earn a doctorate degree in their fields, and with it, the prefix accompanying their name. As more healthcare professions earn doctorate...
Fairmont Medical Center suspended the privileges of Corey Welchlin, MD, citing disruptive behavior. The appeals court affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Fairmont.
During what some physicians may consider the "good old days," taking ED call was a way for physicians to generate revenue and drive business toward their private practices. However, changes to the way payers reimburse physicians and a rising number of under- and uninsured...
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