During a brainstorming session at the Massachusetts Association of Medical Staff Service's Annual Education Conference in May, participants were asked how they dealt with the problem of physicians not providing documentation in a timely manner. The following solutions were offered...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 6
Are you ever tempted to work on a Saturday simply because you know you would be able to accomplish a week's worth of work in that one day since you wouldn't be bombarded with distractions?
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 19
“What we have seen in our work with physicians as we report data on their performance is something akin to watching someone go through the stages of grief,” wrote Robert Graham, MD, national program director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Aligning Forces for Quality initiative,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 18
Physicians in Virginia mocked an unconscious colonoscopy patient, joking that he had syphilis and talking about firing a gun up his rectum, says a man whose cellphone allegedly captured audio of the entire affair. Plaintiff D.B. sued Safe Sedation LLC and Safe Sedation Management in Fairfax...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 17
U.S. physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and consultants make up most of the healthcare professionals who use Twitter, according to Creation Healthcare, a London-based research and training consultancy. U.S. healthcare professionals comprise 31% of the 75,000 worldwide total of healthcare...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 16
“If you go to an offshore school, the best case scenario is that you'll have about a 50% or perhaps slightly better chance of matching to a residency position in any specialty and about a 2.5% to 3% chance of matching in general surgery. These odds may be worse if you choose a lesser-known...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 14
“While computers are great at sorting through data quickly and efficiently, humans aren't. In fact, ‘more’ often clogs our ability to discern and decide,” wrote David M. Denton, MD, a board-certified pediatrician, in InformationWeek. “At present, humans are still required to use the data...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 13
The Connecticut General Assembly’s public health committee heard arguments last week for and against two bills that would put additional requirements on non-profit hospitals that seek to convert to for-profit. This issue has gained attention in recent years, as more hospitals in the state have...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 12
“Hospitals can do more to protect patients. Improved security, such as surveillance of drug storage areas, tighter chain of custody on drugs, and better tracking of controlled substances are obvious areas to target,” wrote Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson and Erika T. Broadhurst, a special...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 11
Communicating with patients via portals or telemedicine does not significantly reduce in-person physician visits, according to a study in the March issue of Telemedicine and e-Health. Researchers from Mayo Clinic, of Rochester, Minn., conducted a retrospective cohort study of 2,357...
