For more than two decades, there has been a theme emerging as physician leaders face the challenge presented by divergent practices in reimbursement: Misaligned incentives seems to be the diagnosis.
Hospitalists are an integral, indispensable part of hospitals' around-the-clock operations. They are increasingly responsible for in-hospital patient care and necessary for managing publicly reportable clinical and service-related outcomes. At the same time, hospitalists can be...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 33
Medical staffs might wonder what to do when the number zero shows up on a physician’s ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) report. Is it a red flag? Is the information usable? Is that particular indicator meaningful?
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 34
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and credentialing...