Hospitals that often refer patients to inpatient facilities are more likely to readmit the patients within 30 days, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles. Those hospitals had a 24.1% chance of readmitting patients compared to the 21.2% for hospitals...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 3
Dermatologists are the happiest of all physicians, according to the results of Medscape’s 2016 Lifestyle Report, which surveyed nearly 16,000 physicians nationwide. Thirty-nine percent of dermatologists reported being very or extremely happy at work. They were followed by ophthalmologists with...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 3
The percentage of physicians with burnout is rising, according to researchers at the AMA and Mayo Clinic. The researchers conducted a follow-up to a 2011 national survey and found that in 2014, 54.4% of physicians reported at least one sign of burnout on the Maslach Burnout Inventory, up from...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 3
“I don't think it is the demands of being a physician—responding to a code, considering a puzzling diagnosis, or holding a hand through the night—that leads to burnout. I think it is all the non-physician things we do that are slowly eroding our profession and our passion.”
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 3
We’re looking for new members to join the editorial advisory board for our monthly newsletter Credentialing & Peer Review Legal Insider. We’re looking for members who can contribute a unique perspective from areas of credentialing and peer review (e.g.,...
With the rise of healthcare services outside traditional hospital settings, outpatient practitioner credentialing and peer review are challenging medical staff services departments nationwide. We spoke with 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium presenter Todd Sagin, MD, JD,...
