“Medicine has become so complex that it is easy for physicians to become overly burdened with extra clinical and non-clinical work outside of the hospital/clinic resulting in a vicious cycle of losing their non-medical identity.”
Ambulatory surgery centers have increased in number dramatically over the past two decades. Many are physician owned, some are jointly developed and owned by hospitals and physicians, and some are opened by hospitals as either on-license facilities or off-license facilities. Currently, hospitals...
NPs and PAs' scope of practice is determined by education and experience, much like physicians. That scope is further defined by state law, hospital credentialing, and collaborating or supervising physician agreements. Where nurse practitioners (NP) are not permitted by state law to practice...
Patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and health plans subsidized under the Affordable Care Act will face an uphill battle in medical malpractice lawsuits if a bill drafted by House Republicans passes. The bill, which is part of Republicans plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, places a $...
2017 CRC Symposium attendees can now access updated/supplemental materials for two of the event’s interactive sessions (“Credentialing Advancements in a New Delivery Era” and “Making Peer Review Actionable”), as well as full slide...
When conducting professional practice evaluation for APPs, peer reviewers should come from the same discipline whenever possible—PA to PA, NP to NP, CRNA to CRNA, and so forth. Of course, there may be times when it isn’t possible to get an evaluation from a peer in the same discipline. In such...
NCQA certification or URAC accreditation can be instrumental in evaluating whether a CVO meets minimum industry standards and will be able to provide the services that a health plan or system needs. Certification or accreditation is essentially an accreditor’s stamp of approval on the CVO’s...
Thank you to all the MSPs, quality professionals, and medical staff leaders who made the 2017 CRC Symposium so memorable! This year’s conference may be over, but the application of lessons learned—and the friendships formed—are just beginning. Here are a few post-conference reminders from the...
