Only one percent of adverse and temporary harm events at hospitals get reported to state adverse action reporting systems, according to a study from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) published on July 19, 2012.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 30
Because hospital quality programs traditionally focus on negative feedback, physicians don’t look forward to receiving feedback more often than absolutely necessary. Your organization will undermine its efforts to create a culture of continuous improvement if it provides infrequent feedback that...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 30
This weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging,and accreditation....
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia granted a plaintiff's motion to compel discovery of a hospital's fall prevention policies, training materials, and incident reports after a patient fell while his bed sensor was turned off and suffered injuries that...
As part of President Obama's executive order "Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review," which aims to reduce unnecessarily burdensome rules, CMS has granted hospitals and medical staffs greater flexibility in several key areas. The updated Conditions of Participation (CoP)...
