Cozby-Germany Hospital in Grand Saline, Texas, shut down last week, leaving rural Van Zandt County with no hospital as fallout continued from the collapse of Dr. Tariq Mahmood’s healthcare chain. New physician-managers took over after Mahmood’s company was evicted in July, but did not promptly...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 35
Female physicians in the U.S. continue to earn less than their male counterparts, with the pay gap widening during the past two decades to more than $50,000 annually in 2010, according to a report published in JAMA Internal Medicine last week.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 31
The American Hospital Association’s Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence initiative has announced a primer for hospitals and healthcare systems as they transition to value-based contracting arrangements. “In the evolving business model, hospitals, healthcare systems, physician groups and other...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 8
I knew I had a problem when my hallway greetings of "good morning" were replaced with "Did you read my email?" My email messages were long, difficult to respond to, and filled with unnecessary details. It's no wonder that I had to send multiple requests and follow-up emails when...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 25
Don Berwick, a former Obama administration health official, announced Monday that he is running for governor of Massachusetts. Berwick, a Democrat, is a physician and health policy expert who ran the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as a recess appointee, but Republicans...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 24
Registration is now open for data submission to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Comparative Database. Hospitals that have administered the AHRQ survey can now voluntarily submit their data.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 6
How well do you know the many roles and responsibilities of an MSP? Test your knowledge of the various aspects of the medical staff services profession by answering the following questions. Answers are on p. 9.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 19
The CMS Conditions of Participation (CoP) and The Joint Commission are in complete agreement on this one: Medical staff departments are not required. The CoPs require a "well organized" medical staff. The Joint Commission requires an "organized self-governed medical staff." The Joint Commission...
Author's note: Over time, many medical staff governance decisions have become commonplace, even the ones that are unnecessary. This series examines some of the more prevalent myths and misconceptions, delineates what is required and what is not, and offers trends and best...
