During the next two weeks, HCPro will offer tools that can help you meet a couple of current and future medical staff challenges. First, plan on tuning into Practicing Medicine Longer: Legal and Clinical Considerations for an Aging Physician Population on Tuesday, March 11, from 1:00 to 2...
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) have agreed to a single accreditation system for graduate medical education (GME) programs in the U.S. The single...
Physicians at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky. performed “medically unnecessary and harmful” heart procedures on more than 500 people, two lawsuits filed Tuesday claim. The lawsuits, filed in state court, alleged that physicians at the medical center misrepresented the severity of...
Many medical staffs are not prepared for an aging physician population, but help is on the way! Join us for Practicing Medicine Longer: Legal and Clinical Considerations for an Aging Physician Population, a webcast to be held Tuesday, March 11, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m....
The Joint Commission is seeking input on proposed requirements addressing the qualifications and competency for radiologists who provide diagnostic computed technology (CT) services in the ambulatory care, hospital, and critical access hospital programs. Under MS.06.01.03, EP 10, hospitals...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 10
Among high-performing physician-researchers, women tend to spend more time on domestic responsibilities and fewer hours career-building than men, according to a new study. The authors conjecture that this unequal division of home labor may explain why fewer women reach the elite level of the...
