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The medical staff services team at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, Maryland, took a few minutes to pose for a selfie during MSP Awareness Week. The team also is celebrating with a special event every day, including: a lunch outing, breakfast delivered to the department, an ice cream social...
Since the inception of a federal transparency program called Open Payments, fewer physicians have accepted payments from drug and medical device companies and group purchasing organizations, finds a study published today in...
According to a recent report from the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), nearly two in three PAs (64%) reported using telemedicine in their practice in the month of June. This is a marked increase from the approximately one in 10 that reported using telemedicine in February. Of those who reported...
Prospective review is the process whereby the evaluated physician describes to the physician reviewer a care plan for a particular patient. This approach enables the reviewer to concur or disagree with the proposed treatment before the observed physician begins it.
There are a few things to keep in mind regarding advanced practice professionals (APP), sometimes known as mid-level practitioners, although this is not their preferred label. According to the International Council of Nurses, an APP can be defined as “a registered nurse who has acquired the...
Following a push to teach medical students about the health risks associated with climate change, there's now a growing movement to provide residents with further training tailored to their specialties.
Proponents of the move say residents should be trained to provide patients with...
Although the board is ultimately responsible for oversight of the organization, the level of data detail presented decreases as the level of authority increases. Unfortunately, physician performance data does not have the well-established metrics that are available for other data, such as...
In order to consider a change to core privileges, you should first examine the privilege delineation system currently in place at your organization. Most likely you will find many examples to bolster your case for a conversion to a criteria-based core privileging system. Areas that you want to...
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating healthcare access issues for rural America, resulting in negative health consequences for people who haven't been able to get medical care when they need it.
Roughly one in four rural households (24%) said household members have been unable to get...
