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...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 42
Physician age, addiction, and disruptive behavior are common concerns for the medical staff. Taking a proactive approach to address impairment issues will help the medical staff ensure patient safety, protect physicians' rights, and reduce the hospital’s lawsuit risk. Join us on Wednesday,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 39
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) quietly updated its guidelines last spring. In the 90-minute webcast, FPPE and the Revised NPDB Guidebook, expert Todd Sagin, MD,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 8
Medicine lags behind the law by several decades, but it is proceeding down the same path, wrote Richard Gunderman MD, PhD, and Mark Mutz in a recent opinion story in TheAtlantic. Rankings are playing an increasing role in how medical schools and hospitals assess their performance...
