About half of all physicians are employed by a hospitals or an integrated delivery system, but unlike the hiring spree in the 1990s that fizzled out, this trend is likely to have a long-standing affect on healthcare, according to “Hospitals' Race to Employ Physicians — The Logic Behind a Money-...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 14
Republicans Doc Hastings (R, Wash.) and Sam Johnson (R, Texas) have each proposed a bill to repeal section 6001 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to AMedNews.com.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 14
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 14
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking comments regarding possible fraud and abuse waivers that would apply to accountable care organizations (ACO).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 13
Despite safety protocols and checklists, patient safety still could be at risk. Why? Because nurses are still afraid to speak up when they see physicians and other colleagues taking shortcuts or performing incompetently. A new study by the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 13
The way your medical staff goes about developing and enforcing a code of conduct policy can affect the policy’s effectiveness. Consider the following dos and don’ts when developing a policy at your institution.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 13
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 13
More than half of U.S. physicians whose negligence, malpractice, sexual abuse, fraud, or other behaviors result in censure by hospital peer review escape state medical board licensing action, according to national health watchdog group, Public Citizen.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 12
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...
