A recent article in The New York Times raises some of the issues surrounding the use of the word “doctor.” We are all aware from our undergraduate days that there are many doctorate degrees offered in a large number of academic disciplines.
In the...
There’s no doubt about it—the healthcare industry needs a makeover. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other leaders in the healthcare realm have developed a handful of models that could hold some promise for reducing healthcare costs and improving the quality of healthcare for...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 46
Hospitalists become more popular by the day as hospital administrators look to fill the void left by fewer primary care physicians in the hospital setting. In this week’s blog post, Richard Rohr, MD, MMM, FACP, explores what other options are out there, and if using hospitalists is the best...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 46
Lehigh Valley Hospital’s Interdisciplinary Simulation Center puts medical staff members in real rooms, with real tools and real emergency situations. The only thing that is not real is the patient.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 45
A progressive approach is to pay medical staff leadership based on the accomplishments of key goals and objectives and not merely on the time spent in leadership roles.
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