If you are struggling with challenges around the intersection of employed physicians and the organized medical staff, you are far from being alone. Every day, many organizations have to deal with fundamental questions about basic processes such as credentialing, privileging, proctoring, peer...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 21
Bring together disparate departments under a clearly defined process when hiring employed physicians, says William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, chief medical officer, Pocono Health System; East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in the July issue of Medical Staff Briefing....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 20
Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently signed legislation that seeks to increase the number of family medicine physicians in rural areas of the state.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 19
In its first two years, Medicare’s Pioneer ACOs reported savings of $384 million, and patients reported fewer admissions, ED visits, tests, and procedures. "Beyond the early financial success of this model, we're also seeing important quality improvements," said Patrick Conway, MD, chief medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 5
More MSPs reported making more than $30,000 in the 2014 survey than in previous years, but two-thirds of respondents said their department has not expanded during the past three years. Are MSPs doing more work for the same money?
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 17
Of the 30 million children treated in emergency rooms (ER) every year, about 90% are in general community hospitals that often lack pediatric units. This means ERS often don’t have emergency equipment sized for children, such as breathing tubes, catheters, and needles.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 16
A recently published study found that patients admitted to hospitals on the weekend were 20% more likely to experience one or more hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) than patients admitted during the workweek.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 15
Sixty percent of U.S. adults would rather search online for treatments for non-life threatening medical issues than deal with paperwork to see a healthcare professional, according to a recent survey.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 14
The number of hospitals reporting that value-based contracts was the source of 10% or more of its revenue nearly doubled, going from 22% in August 2014 to 42% in February 2015, according to surveys conducted by Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC.