There are large differences in the number and distribution of physicians identified as pediatric cardiologists in the datasets of the AMA Masterfile and the roster of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), according to a study published in the September issue of Academic Medicine. Use of such...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 35
Arguably, culture drives behavior and behavior drives results. Therefore, to achieve a truly effective medical staff, physician leaders must proactively mold and lead the medical staff culture so that it simultaneously drives the desired results of physician success and hospital success.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 34
Assuming a leadership position has its burdens, as anyone involved heavily in medical staff affairs will readily attest. It is important to be frank and open with physician recruits about the challenges and risks inherent in leadership roles. Clearly articulating these concerns helps new and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 34
Pediatric physicians at a children's hospital in Denver lack knowledge of basic requirements of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), which requires hospitals participating in Medicare to treat emergency department patients regardless of their ability to pay, according...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 33
What is important to understand about Stark is that it does not eliminate opportunities for appropriate physician-hospital collaboration, it simply requires that such collaboration be accomplished through carefully structured and documented arrangements that are "arms length," transparent, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 33
Few empirical studies of explicit financial incentives for quality exist, and more research is required to determine the effects of pay-for-performance programs on the quality of healthcare, according to a systematic review of the medical literature published in the August 15 edition of the...
