On April 29, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new initiative that will reward hospitals for the quality of care they provide to Medicare beneficiaries and help reduce healthcare costs.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 18
Although the majority of academic hospitalists report high levels of job satisfaction, they also report high levels of stress, which may damper a budding field, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 18
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 18
Hospitalists have proven to be a boon for private practice physicians—hospitalists allow private physicians to practice exclusively in the office, where they tend to make the most money. The popularity of hospitalists has bloomed since the mid-1990s, and they provide one-third of the healthcare...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 18
Hospitals and critical access hospitals that offer services through a telemedicine provider can now rely on the credentialing decisions of the distant site, according to a press release issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on May 2.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 5
In the past, physicians could apply to any hospital, and the chances of becoming a medical staff member and obtaining clinical privileges were pretty high. As long as a physician passed muster in terms of clinical competence, medical staffs left their doors wide open.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 17
The Feres Doctrine protects military medical personnel from medical malpractice lawsuits. The 1950 Supreme Court ruling equates injuries from medical mistakes with battlefield wounds, but many argue that the doctrine is out of date, including the family of 25-year old Air Force Staff Sgt. Dean...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 17
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 17
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is reviewing a lower court's decision that found a physician negligent for failing to inform a patient about the option of undergoing a stroke test after diagnosing him with a condition marked by stroke-like symptoms.
