Healthcare providers often find themselves on the receiving end of verbal, emotional, or physical abuse at work. Despite making up only 10% of the workforce, healthcare workers experience 48% of nonfatal injuries due to workplace violence (WPV). While the drivers and causes of violence are...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 3
A Connecticut court (the “Court”) recently stated that medical malpractice claims could only be filed by patients after a plaintiff sued the hospital because one of its patients killed her daughter.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 3
The CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure (PSSM) went into effect this January for acute care hospitals and for cancer hospitals exempt from the Prospective Payment System (PPS). Built around five domains, the PSSM is meant to assess whether hospitals have a structure and culture that...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 2
A motion before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (the “Court”) to compel production of a hospital’s PowerPoint® presentation was recently denied because it was considered privileged under the Pennsylvania Peer Review Protection Act (PRPA).
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 2
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has introduced significant updates to its Credentialing Product Suite, marking a new step in how healthcare organizations credential and recredential licensed healthcare professionals. These enhancements are designed to ensure high-quality...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 1
Workplace violence in healthcare is an escalating concern, as highlighted by recent reports and studies that expose the alarming trends affecting healthcare workers across the United States.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 1
Burnout among MSPs and credentialers is more than a personal challenge—it’s a systemic issue rooted in increasing workloads, staffing shortages, and rising expectations.
