At the 14th annual Credentialing Resource Center Symposium May 12-13 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, I polled the audience to learn how many send out letters to physicians to acknowledge excellent care identified from case reviews. Although The Greeley Company has been...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 7
Hospitalists' role within the healthcare environment has evolved significantly over the past several years. Hospitalists, who once worked exclusively in family and internal medicine, now provide services in several specialty areas.
The Arkansas Court of Appeals upheld a circuit court's decision to grant partial summary judgment to Ajdahan Bicak, MD, who was sued by Mercy Health System of Northwest Arkansas. When Bicak notified Mercy that he intended to open his own practice in early 2008, Mercy sued him...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 26
The physician shortage in the US and the rising cost of operating a practice is prompting more hospitals to retain physicians through employment agreements, according to consulting firm...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 26
Staff at hospitals that choose active surveillance and patient isolation to prevent bug transmission must endure the hassle of gowning and gloving for each patient encounter. Important communication with the patient sometimes loses to more pressing healthcare needs. Members of the infection team...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 26
When should physicians and patients become friends on Facebook? Only if they have a standing relationship outside of the office, according to Hospital Impact. Physicians should decline friend requests from patients they are...
