“[L]ook forward at the innovations that have come to medicine that are helpful. Be grateful for the improvements in treatment for many diseases that used to have no hope.”
- Starla Fitch, MD, discusses the benefits of technology to the practice of medicine...
Clinical contracts present numerous challenges for a hospital and its medical staff, which begin even before the contract is executed. The relative complexities of this process will vary, given the specific service to be performed...
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (the "Court") granted a health system's motion for summary judgment, dismissing a former employee-physician's claims that she was placed on leave and terminated in violation of the Americans with...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 12
It's been said that you can't manage what you can't measure. Therefore, time management starts with time measurement. For MSPs, logging tasks and the time devoted to each can also help others understand just what happens in the medical staff services department.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 47
"Training another doctor… isn't cheap—isn't cheap for the individual doing the training, isn't cheap for the institution providing the education, and ultimately isn't cheap for the health system. Because the more doctors we have, the more activity there will be."
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 46
"It doesn’t take a rocket scientist—or a malpractice attorney—to figure out that most patients who have had a bad experience are not looking for compensation or 'revenge.' They are looking for compassion and for validation."
- Ira Nash, MD, discusses...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 45
“Truly great medicine is built on relationships. It is about people. And taking good care of people means taking the time to know and care for them as persons. Regardless the effect on the bottom line, sometimes we simply need to slow down.”
The California Court of Appeals for the Second District, Division 3 (the "Court"), in an unpublished opinion, upheld the Superior Court of Los Angeles County's decision to strike a physician's lawsuit against a hospital and its medical staff claiming he was denied the right...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 11
Are two peer references adequate for low- or no-volume practitioners at reappointment? What constitutes "current" competence? These are some of the many audience questions that Carol S. Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, answered during the recent webcast "Verify and Comply: Meet Your Top...
CMS' revisions present credentialing issues and decisions for hospitals reagrding the process by which therapeutic diets may be ordered. In this article we identify some of the issues that must be considered before hospitals can implement changes to their credentialing process in order to...
