Set ground rules for speakers to make grand rounds more interesting. “The current generation needs constant stimulation. It isn’t good or bad; it just is, and the idea of sitting for a 55-minute lecture with the lights down and a PowerPoint on is stifling,” says Robert Wachter, MD, MHM,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 5
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
No hospital wants to be embroiled in a negligent credentialing lawsuit, but these claims are becoming more prevalent. More states are recognizing negligent credentialing as a valid legal theory, making it more important than ever for medical staffs to polish their credentialing...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 2
The physician-hospital relationship is more critical today than ever. A hospital’s best intentions to align with its physicians may fail unless leaders understand the pros and cons for both the hospital and any involved...
A physician is no stranger to the fact that healthcare is a team sport. A single physician cannot be responsible for the entire gamut of patient care—he or she needs a nurse to handle daily care, perhaps a specialist to offer advice for a particularly complex patient, and a...