The American Hospital Association has voiced support for the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act (S. 961/H.R. 36), legislation that would provide medical liability protections under the Federal Tort Claims Act to hospitals and physicians providing emergency care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 23
The average 30-day hospital readmission rate fell to 18.4% in calendar year 2012 from 19% during the previous five years, according to analysis by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). That translates to about 70,000 fewer readmissions for the year, CMS said.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 6
Editor's note: The following excerpt is adapted from Credentials Committee Essentials Handbook by Richard A. Sheff, MD, and Robert J. Marder, MD. To order a copy of the book, or for more information, please visit www....
A tangled web is created by inappropriately intertwining stand-alone factors. Physician leaders must understand the difference between the following elements or risk unnecessary confusion:
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 22
As hospital and health systems examine how to improve the patient experience, one prominent constituency increasingly is not being considered to lead the effort: physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 5
Rosemary Dragon discusses how for MSPs, time can be an enemy when faced with looming deadlines, but it can also be your best friend when working with a red flag file.
One of the most common myths regarding medical staff governance is that only active staff can vote. The reality is there is no restriction as to who can vote: not from the CMS Conditions of Participation (CoP), not from The Joint Commission, not from any other national regulatory or...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 17
Over time, many medical staff governance decisions have become commonplace and traditional. Although not required by any regulatory agency or accreditation body, these decisions have become de facto truths for many medical staffs around the country. While options exist in many cases, medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 4
