Telehealth has expanded significantly since the start of the coronavirus pandemic last spring. The expansion of telehealth has included growth in specialties that previously experienced modest adoption of telemedicine, such as oncology. Using telehealth poses risks for healthcare providers,...
Every time you make a decision to delegate and involve staff, you free up time to focus on other job duties, build self-esteem among staff, grow new leaders, and send a clear message that teamwork is valued. However, you need to be careful what and how you delegate.
Physician compensation during the COVID-19 pandemic remained largely unchanged, even as just about everything else across the healthcare landscape shifted, a new report shows.
Minnesota is the place for physicians to practice, according to Medscape's recent ranking of states. The ranking is based on several factors: physician burnout rates, levels of happiness in and out of work, compensation, malpractice payouts per capita, number of adverse actions against...
We've rolled out a new feature for CRC members! Now you can easily print out our weekly Credentialing Resource Center Journal and Medical Staff Briefings articles. When viewing an article, simply click on the printer icon and you'll be directed to a PDF version of it that you can print out or...
An emergency medicine physician, who complained about understaffing issues in his emergency department, has been awarded $26 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit.
Language that addresses the EMTALA requirements to assess, stabilize, and determine a patient’s condition can be added to your delineation of privilege forms as applicable to each specialty for which the medical executive committee (MEC) has established call coverage requirements. The language...
After receiving some internal feedback, a hospital system based in Philadelphia says it has reversed a policy that linked bonus pay for some physicians to referrals to its fundraising office.
Credentialing Resource Center needs your help! We are looking for experts in the field to tell us how their organization handles initial FPPE for low- and no-volume providers. Your tips and best practices could be featured in an upcoming article on Credentialing Resource Center. If you are...
Effective meeting management requires diplomacy and proven management techniques. Physician leaders should be well prepared for each meeting, and they should be able to identify reasonable objectives. Meetings should be as brief as possible while still accomplishing objectives.
