Editor's note: The following excerpt is adapted from Effective Peer Review: The Complete Guide to Physician Performance Improvement by Robert J. Marder, MD. Visit www.hcmarketplace.com/prod-111029 to order a copy of the book or for more...
Every hospital faces unique challenges, and devises unique solutions, when looking for the best way to manage FPPE. For example, Longmont (Colo.) United Hospital has implemented a singularly effective form for tracking FPPE within its radiology unit. In describing how that form...
For years, physicians, experts, and healthcare organizations have decried the medical malpractice tort system, claiming it causes frivolous lawsuits, raises insurance premiums, and forces physicians into practicing defensive medicine by ordering unnecessary tests to protect themselves from...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 29
In a recent survey assessing U.S. physicians’ attitudes toward and perceived role in addressing healthcare costs, physicians reported having some responsibility to address healthcare costs in their practice and expressed general agreement about several quality initiatives to reduce cost....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 27
When hospitals began acquiring physician practices, many believed that integrating physicians under one roof would reduce costs by increasing efficiency and streamlining patient care. But the move toward physician integration may be actually driving up costs, at least initially, according to an...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 7
The da Vinci® Surgical System was first introduced into healthcare in 2000, following FDA approval. The cutting-edge system allowed surgeons to sit at a console and manipulate small instruments using high-definition 3-D images. It was touted as a safer and more effective way...
An expert witness can make or break a malpractice case. Expert witnesses in the medical field are viewed as knowledgeable sources who review cases using known standards of care to determine whether or not fault lies with a physician during a particular procedure.
Are you auditing your physicians to determine whether they actually show up to the CME programs that they attest to attending? If not, you are likely among the majority of healthcare organizations across the country. But an argument could be made both in favor and against the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 26
New Joint Commission requirements and revisions address leadership accountability for hospitalwide emergency management in hospitals and critical access hospitals. The prepublication requirements and revisions, announced earlier this week, provide a clearer description of leadership-level...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 25
From 2007 to 2010, the use of hospital services in the last six months of life fell significantly, with a 9.5% decrease in hospital days per patient and an 11% decrease in deaths occurring in the hospital, according to a Dartmouth Atlas report released earlier this month. The percentage of...
