The number of hospitals reporting that value-based contracts was the source of 10% or more of its revenue nearly doubled, going from 22% in August 2014 to 42% in February 2015, according to surveys conducted by Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 14
An undercover investigation by the Houston Police Department and the FDA has led to the arrest of two men charged with running an unlicensed erectile dysfunction clinic.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 14
“No patient wants a clinician taking care of them who is burned out, depressed, or suicidal. However, if we just focus on individuals and their psychological shortcomings, we will miss the big picture of factors afflicting postmodern healthcare.”
- Arnold R....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 14
Q: Do the six general competencies need to be included on the OPPE profile?
A: A lot of people use that as a route for [selecting quality measures]. They pick measurements that reflect one or more of the competencies. You don’t need to have even six...
Today's free resource is an OPPE form for surgical physician assistants used at Methodist Medical Center, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This customizable form and many more are available in ...
A recent Joint Commission survey at my organization brought another topic to light that we need to address in this series: inclusion of practitioner performance metrics that are specific more to a particular specialty, department, service line, or privilege(s) that cross specialty lines.
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
Authorities recently arrested Imo F. Ndem, MD, under the Georgia Pain Management Act on a felony charge that he operated an unlicensed “pill mill.” The law, which was enacted in 2013, is aimed to crack down on pain clinics that indiscriminately dispense prescription pain medication.
