As the number of practicing advanced practice professionals (APP) continues to increase, healthcare organizations need to be aware of the legal implications of utilizing them. In his role as corporate counsel at Dignity Health, in Pasadena, California, Gayland Hethcoat advises...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 15
Earlier this week, several U.S. senators joined the American Hospital Association in expressing concerns with the upcoming release of CMS’ Hospital Compare ratings. There are some questions being raised about the methodology used to rate hospitals (see the “Heard this week”...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 14
Medscape recently released its 2016 Physician Compensation Report. For the second year in a row, orthopedics came in as the specialty with the highest average salary at $443,000 and cardiology came in at No. 2, with a salary of $410,000. The top earners across all...
It's been more than two decades since William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, teamed up with a vascular surgeon and four MSPs to develop a comprehensive set of medical staff bylaws in 90 days, but it's an experience he won't soon forget.
Telepsychiatry is much more accepted now than it was a few years ago, according to Jack Cahalane, PhD, MPH, chief of the general adult service line and director of telepsychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 13
The 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium kicks off next Thursday in Orlando. If you’re already registered, don’t forget to pack your sunscreen because the weather forecasts says it’s...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 12
Each year, HCPro conducts the MSP Salary Survey to measure the compensation rates, professional duties, and other workplace trends that shape medical staff services departments across the country. With this information, we develop timely resources that align with MSPs’...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 11
Are you a physician leader with advice to share? If so, we want to hear from you. Medical Staff Briefing, our monthly subscription newsletter, is looking for physicians to write a quarterly column about issues affecting your medical staff. If it is a problem...
