A peer review culture must support physician improvement through structures, policies, and practices designed to minimize biases. And the best way to decrease process bias is to standardize the process to improve consistency and fairness.
Multihospital systems may face unique challenges...
A recent survey found that 98% of physicians think that spending an appropriate amount of time with patients is important. Yet, in that same survey, only 77% of patients reported that their doctor spends an appropriate amount of time with them.
Violence against healthcare workers still persists, despite many efforts to combat it. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the incidence of violence-related healthcare worker injuries has steadily increased for at least a decade. And in 2018, healthcare and social service workers...
The American Association of Physician Assistants is making plans to change the title of the profession to "physician associate" after its House of Delegates passed a resolution in May.
While peer review helps evaluate a physician's competency for use in credentialing and privileging, it is also intended to help the physician improve the quality of his or her patient care. However, too often peer review focuses on assessment rather than remediation, says Todd Sagin, MD...
The ABIM Foundation, created by the American Board of Internal Medicine, will spend the next few years focusing on ways to increase trust among healthcare stakeholders. Through its Building Trust campaign, the Foundation hopes to identify and eliminate the reasons for decreased trust among...
This month, MSB speaks with pundits outside of the IMLCC about what the medical staff should know about the Compact, which aims to streamline licensing of physicians that practice in multiple states.
Understanding the tenets of credentialing, privileging, and peer review are key to being a successful medical staff leader. However, there are also some general elements that new medical staff leaders should keep in mind (and follow) in order to keep their sanity while serving in a leadership...
Four years ago, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact officially launched its expedited licensure process. However, the initial discussion about developing a streamlined licensing process stems back even further. The compact, which was initially developed by the Federation of State Medical...
