A white paper from the AHA's Physician Leadership Forum identifies communication and systems-based practice as the two weakest core competencies for physicians. Surprise? Not really.
In the past few years there has been a clear transition within the healthcare landscape. Regulatory and accreditation organizations are placing much more focus on quality and patient safety. The recent ruling by the Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable...
Back in the "old days," physicians who practiced in the community also practiced in the hospital, so defining who belonged in the active category was a breeze. But with the advent of hospitalists, medical staff categories have blurred, and it's beginning to affect which...
In July it was revealed that two New Mexico surgeons were involved in nearly 80 malpractice lawsuits after performing back surgeries that only one of the surgeons was qualified to perform.
