Pressure continues to mount on hospitals to improve their patient satisfaction scores, particularly through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey, or...
Hospital leaders wouldn't think to ask a private practice physician to work in the hallway—an office is non-negotiable. Yet, hospitals frequently ask hospitalists to do just that. Anecdotal evidence suggests that few hospitals have allotted appropriate office space for hospitalist...
Many hospitalists will tell you that one of the reasons they choose to practice hospital-based medicine is because it offers greater scheduling flexibility than office-based practice. But many will also tell you, often in the same breath, that they are exhausted. Going to bed earlier isn’t the...
Since the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced in October 2009 that it will no longer pay for inpatient or outpatient consultation codes starting in January, the hospitalist community has been aflutter with questions. One of the biggest questions is whether the coding...
For many physicians, taking the time to perform a thorough and effective hand off is a chore they know they should do, but culture and logistics often get in the way.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 6
The Supreme Court of Florida (the “Supreme Court”) has reversed a controversial Florida First District Appellate Court (the “Appellate Court”) decision. The Appellate Court had held that the federal Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (PSQIA) preempted a provision of the Florida...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 11
HCPro is now offering some of our popular medical staff leadership titles as eBooks. With physician leaders constantly on the go, or not being physically present in the hospital as often as they once were, you may be struggling to provide them the education they need. eBooks are the solution,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 47
Medical Staff Briefing provides the strategies and updated information medical staff leaders and medical services professionals need to confidently meet their daily challenges. This monthly resource provides time-saving tools, expert advice, and analysis to help you effectively...
