The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 42
President Barack Obama recently issued an executive order to deal with a growing drug shortage at hospitals. In this week’s blog post, William Mills, MD, MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMSL , reacts to Obama’s suggestions and offers his own advice for temporarily fixing the problem.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 42
In 2001, only 3% of graduating residents were interested in hospital employment, according to a survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins & Associates. That number grew by 29% in the last 10 years. The most recent survey released by Merritt Hawkins found that 32% of graduating residents would...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 42
Rather than using the terms “high” and “low” to describe thresholds, consider using “acceptable” and “excellent,” as this language better describes the intent of thresholds.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 42
On-time starts and case volume are two popular metrics that help to measure a physician’s performance in the ASC setting, according to Sandy Berreth, the administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn. In an article by Becker’s ASC Review, Berreth states that whether ASCs use...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 41
An article published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine calls attention to the stagnant growth in labor productivity in the healthcare industry over the past 20 years.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 41
To ensure that the credentials committee benefits from interested, experienced, and knowledgeable members, the members of the credentials committee should be able to serve significant tenures (e.g., three or more years).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 41
Read this week’s blog post by William Mills, M.D., MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMSL, senior vice president of quality and professional affairs for the Upper Allegheny Health System located in western NY, to find out why hiring nocturnists is just the first step toward providing consistent quality care.
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