Go beyond the ACO regs furor to uncover commercial and Medicare alternatives for your ACO strategy. Taking the time to evaluate your opportunities and position yourself appropriately will pay off for the next generation of clinical integration.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 19
For pneumonia, heart attack, and heart failure, adding one family practitioner per 1,000 population reduces readmission odds by 7%, 5%, and 8% respectively.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 19
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...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 18
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 18
Although the majority of academic hospitalists report high levels of job satisfaction, they also report high levels of stress, which may damper a budding field, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 18
Hospitals and critical access hospitals that offer services through a telemedicine provider can now rely on the credentialing decisions of the distant site, according to a press release issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on May 2.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 18
Hospitalists have proven to be a boon for private practice physicians—hospitalists allow private physicians to practice exclusively in the office, where they tend to make the most money. The popularity of hospitalists has bloomed since the mid-1990s, and they provide one-third of the healthcare...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 17
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill on Tuesday that will allow healthcare providers to apologize to patients after making mistakes without fear that their apologies will be used against them in malpractice cases, reports the ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 17
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 17
The Feres Doctrine protects military medical personnel from medical malpractice lawsuits. The 1950 Supreme Court ruling equates injuries from medical mistakes with battlefield wounds, but many argue that the doctrine is out of date, including the family of 25-year old Air Force Staff Sgt. Dean...
