The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week announced the allocation of $12 million in Affordable Care Act funding to support primary care residency programs in 32 health centers across the nation.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 27
Is the iPad a game-changer for radiology residents’ workflows? A study published in the latest Journal of the American College of Radiology suggests not.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 25
Carle Foundation Hospital, of Urbana, Ill., has investigated three instances where surgical team members shared pictures taken on their own cellphones with other surgical employees. In all three cases, the photographs were requested by the surgeon involved for legitimate purposes and Carle’s...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 24
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.
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 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.
