The Commonwealth Fund recently released the results of its Scorecard on State Health System Performance, which shows that states have improved. Scores are based on a list of 42 indictors divided into five categories: access and affordability, avoidable hospital use and cost, equity, healthy...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 48
A few key characteristics differentiate good physician leaders from high-performing ones, according to a study of more than 100 physician executives conducted by Witt/Kieffer, Hogan Assessment Systems, and Providence Health & Services. The researchers found that physician leaders that are...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 48
The percentage of physicians experiencing burnout is on the rise, according to a study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Using physician survey data from 2011 and 2014, the researchers found that about 54% of respondents showed at least one symptom of burnout based on the Maslach Burnout...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 48
“On the surface, it may seem like a reasonable thing to penalize hospitals that don’t successfully ‘get their patients better enough’ to avoid readmission. However, the problem is highly complicated, and such a crude way of thinking about the problem (i.e., blaming it all on the hospital and the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 48
HCPro is conducting market research into products for and about hospitalists and we’d like to hear from you. What are your biggest hospitalist-related challenges? Do you think there is a need for hospitalist products? If so, what types of products would you be interested in...
Whenever a practitioner who is currently privileged at an organization wishes to increase his or her knowledge and skill base and thus broaden his or her scope of practice, the organization can assist the practitioner by providing the necessary training via a preceptorship program. With...
As mentioned in yesterday’s CRC Daily, a subscription to Credentialing Resource Center provides users with access to a library of core privilege forms. These forms are developed by experts in the field and provide guidance for required competence based on industry suggestions. These forms are...
Did you know that a subscription to Credentialing Resource Center Journal comes with more than a monthly newsletter? By signing up for Credentialing Resource Center Journal, you also have access to HCPro’s website, Credentialing Resource Center, which is full of tools and resources for medical...
Primary certification criteria of the American Board of Pathology (ABP) for Anatomic Pathology Certification are a common requirement for obtaining autopsy privileges, according to Samuel Furci, MPA, principal at Furci Associates, LLC, a healthcare accreditation compliance...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 47
Medical Staff Briefing provides the strategies and updated information medical staff leaders and medical services professionals need to confidently meet their daily challenges. This monthly resource provides time-saving tools, expert advice, and analysis to help you effectively...
