Almost a third of surveyed physicians reported taking on extra medical work outside their practices to help maintain their incomes, a 2012 Physicians Practice survey found. The trend has continued, according to a Medscape report released last week. Additional work doesn't necessarily...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 50
This is the last edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider for the year. A big thank you for reading and contributing to this electronic resource! The coming year will have its share of anticipated regulatory changes, and no doubt there will be plenty of “unexpected news” in the medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 50
Premier's Accountable Care Organization and Population Health Management Trends survey, released last week, points to steady growth of ACOs, although the pace of growth is slower than anticipated. More than 18% of respondents say their hospitals currently participate in an ACO, up from 4....
Deployment of telemedicine services is increasing worldwide, in tandem with improving telecommunication and the shortage of physicians in rural and remote areas, according to market research firm Research and Markets. The growth of telemedicine will continue at a rapid pace—18.5%—through 2018,...
Some North Carolina lawmakers and organizations are calling for the state to loosen its healthcare certification laws to allow for more same-day surgery centers, but hospital organizations argue that doing so would put them at a competitive disadvantage, the Star News (Wilmington, N.C.)...
Turf battles loom at or just under the surface of this week’s top stories. As an MSP, you’re no doubt very familiar with the territorial struggles associated with who will see and treat patients, and where. Our...
