Last month a panel of experts recommended that the threshold for treating people over 60 for hypertension be raised from 140/90 to 150/90. The panel determined that there was little evidence that lowering systolic blood pressures between 140 and 149 in older people caused more good than harm....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 4
Legislation that would allow physicians to apologize for bad treatment outcomes—without those apologies being used against them in malpractice lawsuits—is again under consideration in Rhode Island. The bill wouldn't stop malpractice suits, but would make apologies inadmissible in lawsuits. The...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 2
Healthcare systems could do more to identify and engage care partners—who don’t provide day-to-day care or serve as surrogate decision makers but do help chronically ill or elderly patients navigate healthcare and facilitate communication with physicians. According to a JAMA Viewpoint...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 1
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has backed a CMS proposal to phase in new patient safety standards for hospitals that wish to contract with qualified health plans in the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
The way an organization handles conflict is often determined by its culture. A good starting point is to be consciously aware of your organization's primary approach to conflict.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 48
CPEP, The Center for Personalized Education for Physicians, has received a $200,000 grant from the Colorado Health Foundation to help primary care and mental health clinicians who have been out of clinical practice for an extended time resume clinical practice in underserved/rural areas. The 18-...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 47
Physicians who work in outpatient settings are at just as much risk for burnout as their inpatient counterparts, a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine has found. Researchers at the Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic reviewed 54 burnout studies from around the world, which...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 46
Legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week aims to improve access to telehealth services for active-duty military, retired veterans, and their dependents by expanding reimbursement to providers. HR 3507—which initially was co-sponsored by California Democratic Reps....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 45
People trying to sign up for health insurance aren’t the only ones confused by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Physicians say they don’t know what to expect, due to the problems with the federal and state websites. Like many American physicians, Brigit Britton, MD, expects to see a rush of new...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 43
The Medical Board of California is asking physicians who need to renew their medical licenses during October and November to do so early due to a planned disruption. According to the medical board, the Department of Consumer Affairs is currently transitioning to a new online licensing and...
