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.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 40
During the 2009-10 influenza season, 61.9% of healthcare providers received a seasonal influenza shot. For the 2010-11 season, this number increased only slightly to 63.5%, according to surveys conducted by the CDC.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 40
Physicians often wish to bond with and receive support from other physicians, and the medical staff can provide them with the resources to do so. However, don’t dismiss the physician’s relationship to the hospital.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 40
Adverse actions are a serious matter that requires serious attention. From prevention to investigation to reporting, how can you ensure your organization has the best processes in place? In the 90-minute live webcast, "Adverse Actions: Steps to Prevent, Manage and Report," Joanne Hopkins, JD,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 40
Fifteen years ago, hospitals and physicians began to warm to a revolutionary idea: hospital-based physicians could provide the same or a better level of care to a patient in the hospital as a primary care physician. Today, hospitalists now work in every major hospital across the country.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 39
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) will now publicly report whether board certified physicians are meeting the ABMS Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program requirements established by each of its member boards. The ABMS oversees 24 member boards; the public...
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