Researchers at Stanford University found that hospital-employed physicians were much more likely to refer patients to their hospital over other nearby hospitals. According to their study, based on 2009 Medicare data, hospital-employed physicians sent 83% of their patients to the hospital that...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 38
Organizations should proactively identify how they will address low- or no-volume practitioners, both at initial appointment and reappointment, to ensure that they are extending privileges only to individuals who can demonstrate current clinical competence. If an applicant has little to no...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 38
Disruptive behavior from physicians has become a topic of conversation after a recent court case that awarded a colonoscopy patient $500,000 after he recorded his anesthesiologist making disparaging remarks about him during the procedure. Disruptive behavior can also lead to bad patient outcomes...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 38
“The healthcare environment dynamic is changing rapidly, as is the practice of medicine. Progress and change is inevitable, but not at the expense of what we have already achieved and learned over the years. To ‘fix healthcare’ we need to ‘heal physicians first.’ “
- Bhupendra O....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 38
This week the Institute of Medicine released its report on improving diagnosis in healthcare. According to the report, about 5% of adults in this country experience a...
Today's Quick Tip comes from Credentialing A to Z, a new book that offers spot training, answers frequently asked questions, includes sample forms, and provides quizzes for all levels of medical staff service. Knowing what...
Medical staff governance means more than drafting bylaws and amending policies. It can also require leaders to address colleagues' unprofessional behavior. Help with this thorny issue can be found in Managing Problem Practitioners: A Leadership Guide to Dealing With Impaired, Disruptive,...
This week's CRC Daily topic, medical staff governance, is an area where MSPs' knowledge of both medical staff bylaws and accreditors' requirements makes them a valuable resource for their organization. Below is a recent Medical Staff Briefing column addressing impaired and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 37
With a projected physician shortage reaching as high as 90,000 by 2025, the country will need to increase the number of physicians it produces each year. According to data from 2012, more than a quarter of the workforce was 60 years old or older.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 37
A Medscape survey of more than 3,000 female physicians found that 53% held a leadership position. Of those in leadership positions, 40% said their work and personal lives were balanced and 57% said their work gets in the way of their personal lives. However, 72% said they were very or somewhat...
