We invited participants to submit, in advance, a brief case study describing their own challenges. We then advised them in greater depth regarding potential solutions. The participants could also interact in real time to ask additional questions or to clarify their concerns. The hope was that...
As news of Christopher Duntsch’s botched surgeries broke and the public began to realize the catastrophic proportions of this disaster, it became clear that Duntsch would find himself in the legal arena. While people may have assumed that Duntsch would face civil actions, he also had his day in...
Health records are data-rich, and more stakeholders are looking to dip into them for increasingly diverse purposes such as population health and value-based care programs. At the same time, payers are stepping up their use of data to guide audits, and the growing burden of documentation is cited...
To carry out board-delegated responsibilities, an effective medical staff needs to control the quality of care rendered by medical staff members and other practitioners granted clinical privileges and to provide a structure whereby physicians have input in the institution’s decision-making....
