The number of nonphysician practitioners applying for privileges at hospitals today is growing rapidly. In some places, the applications from nonphysicians regularly outpace those from doctors. Fashioning a dedicated committee (or subcommittee) to evaluate the credentials of nonphysician...
The Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) annual MSP Salary Survey measures the compensation rates, essential duties, and other workplace trends shaping the careers of MSPs across the industry.
As a physician leader, earning the respect and trust of your colleagues and coworkers can be a challenging process. It is important to continually assess your performance, communication, and leadership to effectively serve your staff by avoiding common leadership pitfalls. All too often, medical...
Medical staff bylaws should address how to manage conflicts of interest once disclosed or otherwise determined—a critical, but often overlooked, step in ensuring a fair, consistent application of the defined protocol.
During the period dubbed “The Great Resignation,” millions of U.S. workers quit their jobs, including more than 145,000 healthcare professionals, according to a report from Definitive Healthcare.
Technology now allows the possibility of teleproctoring, whereby a proctor can directly observe another practitioner in real time without being physically present. Typically, the activity involves proctors using live video to observe practitioners from remote locations.
Compared to white patients, Black patients are 42% more likely to die following high-risk surgery and Hispanic patients are 21% more likely to die. Overall, about 8,364 Black and 4,338 Hispanic excess postsurgical deaths occurred between 2000-2020. To eliminate the disparity in mortality by 2030...
A physician assistant in Oregon is the first person charged under a new state law that makes it a crime to touch a patient for sexual gratification and telling them that the contact served a legitimate medical purpose.
Hospitals must report adverse actions taken against the privileges of a physician or dentist to the National Practitioner Data Bank. They may choose to report actions against the privileges of other healthcare providers, but reporting is not required.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently repealed a state law that aimed to restrict physicians from providing patients with misinformation about COVID-19 following months of legal challenges.
