Healthcare systems could do more to identify and engage care partners—who don’t provide day-to-day care or serve as surrogate decision makers but do help chronically ill or elderly patients navigate healthcare and facilitate communication with physicians. According to a JAMA Viewpoint...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 2
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to affirm a lower court ruling that a hospital’s governing body may unilaterally amend its medical staff bylaws, the AHA stated last week. “When seemingly irreconcilable...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 2
More physicians are delaying retirement and practicing longer, and medical staffs across the country are wondering how to help physicians stay in practice longer while promoting quality care. The fact is, many medical staffs aren’t prepared for an aging physician population. If your organization...
Hospitals and medical practices across the United States braced for confusion and administrative hassles as new insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect Wednesday. More than 2 million people enrolled in private plans offered under the ACA during the initial sign-up period...
Older smokers at high risk of lung cancer should receive annual low-dose CT scans, according to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations published earlier this week. The USPSTF concluded that the benefits for a very specific segment of smokers outweigh the risks involved in...
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is revising the NPDB Guidebook to incorporate legislative and regulatory changes adopted since its last edition, including the merger of the NPDB with the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank. The revised Guidebook will offer more...
