Recently, CMS issued a final rule to revise and clarify certain outdated Conditions of Participation (CoP) and Conditions for Coverage for hospitals, critical access hospitals, and other providers. The final rule expands CMS' definition of the medical staff and addresses medical staff...
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) will accept input on its proposed standards for a new program to evaluate ambulatory care clinics that provide patient-centered care and work to reduce fragmentation by forming virtual neighborhoods with medical homes. The comment period...
As a physician leader, when you think about publicly reported quality data, do you wince at potentially bad news, or do you welcome that data as another tool for improving patient care? Here is some information you should know about CMS' Physician Compare website and Hospital Consumer Assessment...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 8
Developing and implementing a criteria-based core privileging system is challenging and requires considerable effort, but the result will greatly benefit the organized medical staff and the healthcare organization.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 31
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Florida’s controversial law restricting physicians and medical personnel from asking patients about gun ownership. The decision overturned a previous district court ruling that declared the 2011 law unconstitutional.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 31
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center found no major improvements in outcomes for patients who had robot-assisted bladder surgery over those who had standard open surgery, according to a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
