In response to the growing concern of physician burnout, the AMA’s STEPS Forward website, which provides free online modules to help physicians revitalize their practices, outlined seven steps physicians can take to measure and respond to burnout among their colleagues.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 32
Due to a proposed change to the two-midnight rule, CMS has further delayed enforcement of the policy through the end of the year. An enforcement delay passed by Congress was set to expire on September 30.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 32
“The confluence of major issues facing the system, from a shrinking pool of physicians, more patients, and an aging population with chronic diseases, should sound the alarm. U.S. health center leaders would be wise to increase their investment in the training and development of their support...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 32
I recently read this article about the move by New York City hospitals to ban reality TV shows from filming patients without their prior written consent....
Medical scribing has emerged in response to the introduction of the EMR into clinical practice. Medical practices, hospitals, and emergency departments hire scribes to mitigate the inevitable slowdown created by providers who are not adept at typing or navigating computer systems. According to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 31
Starting in October, 2,592 hospitals will receive lower payments for Medicare patients due to penalties for high rates of readmissions, according to Kaiser Health News. The hospitals will lose a combined $420 million through the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, which was created by the...
