In 2014, The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) predicted that in the next 10 years, one-third of all doctors currently practicing will retire, and there will be 90,000 fewer doctors than needed to serve the nation's aging population. The expanding role of midlevel extenders is an...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
Time is running out to take our MSP Salary Survey to be eligible for a drawing to win either of the following complimentary products (winner’s choice): Credentialing A to Z (book) or Negligent Credentialing: Best Practices to Prevent...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 13
Newly released! The rate of employed physicians in the United States is on the rise and shows no sign of slowing. Employed physicians are subject to medical staff processes as well as human resources/employment processes. This can lead to employed physicians slipping through the cracks or...
This series was designed to offer a guide to medical staff leaders, MSPs, and anyone else in an organization that is dealing with the fundamental shift in the relationship between medical staff and health system as the latter increasingly becomes the employer of choice for many physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 13
A recent study published in Health Affairs found that when physician practices have care-management processes in place to identify and provide targeted care to patients with chronic conditions, physicians tend to use them less frequently for patients with depression.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 12
A recent poll of parents found that a majority of them are concerned that online reviews of physicians may be fake. The poll found that 36% of mothers and 22% of fathers visited websites with ratings to find physicians for themselves or family members.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 11
A patient who accused a nurse of sexually assaulting her is suing the hospital that hired the nurse. The female patient claims that Humble (Texas) Surgical Hospital did not perform adequate background checks on Kelly Joe Bunyard. She also claims the hospital did offer proper sexual misconduct...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 10
We spoke with 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium presenter Todd Sagin, MD, JD, president of Sagin Healthcare Consulting Services LLC, about outpatient practitioner credentialing and peer review...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 9
To resolve allegations that it paid illegal kickbacks, Olympus Corp. has agreed to pay $623.2 million in criminal penalties and civil claims settlements.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 8