Thrombosis, sclerosis, embolism-it might not require conjugating verbs, but medical terminology is a language in itself, one that often creates a barrier between physicians and patients. When the patient also doesn't speak English, communicating becomes an even bigger obstacle.
In my travels around the country, it seems that all physicians have similar concerns and complaints when potential opportunities for improvement are identified. Peer review is, after all, performed for the purpose of helping every doctor be the best doctor he or she can be....
One year ago, CMS handed down a ruling that allowed hospitals utilizing telemedicine providers to credential physicians through a proxy, using information about the physician from the distant-site facility rather than collecting and verifying information on their own.
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio granted a protective order requested by Cleveland Clinic Health Systems (Cleveland Clinic) to prevent the disclosure of certain documents in an indemnity lawsuit it filed against a nurse and staffing company. The...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 26
