U.S. counties with healthcare facilities with the greatest share of 1-star Yelp reviews had the highest death rates, and a difference of just one point—roughly one star—between counties’ average scores could indicate a mortality rate that is better or worse by dozens of lives, according to...
Depending on the structure of an organization, medical staff leadership may often change as department chairs, vice presidents of medical affairs, medical directors, and others come and go.
In these situations, it's the MSP—along with the established policies, procedures...
The primary question a physician reviewer is trying to answer is whether a physician’s actions and decisions were appropriate independent of the care outcome. One of the main components of reviewing performance is identifying the key issues of the case. Physicians reviewers should ask themselves...
For a hospital and its medical staff to be truly successful in today’s challenging environment, each must take a proactive and win-win approach to improving physician-hospital relations. The truly successful organization is characterized by better solutions to achieving high-quality patient care...
The Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra signed another order on October 15 extending the national public health emergency (PHE) related to the COVID-19 pandemic for another 90 days.
As we approach the end of the year, the AMA reports that it has worked to stop proposed scope of practice expansions for advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) in eight states. The AMA says it collaborated with state medical and osteopathic associations and national specialty societies to...
