The Joint Commission last week announced revisions to its medical staff standards for hospitals and critical-access hospitals. The changes align with CMS’ revised Conditions of Participation (CoPs) announced in May, and address medical staff structure for multihospital systems;...
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto have developed a “black box” for use in operating rooms, similar to that used in the airline industry. The goal is to improve patient safety and outcomes by identifying where errors occur in the OR and teaching surgeons how to prevent them. The...
The national rate of physician turnover held steady at just under 7% during the past two years, but the number of physicians who retired from practice increased sharply in 2013, to an unprecedented 18%, according to the ninth annual Physician Retention Survey from the American Medical Group...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 35
A report by Moody’s Investor Service showed that the income for nonprofit hospitals declined for the second year in row in 2013, while the median revenue growth fell to the lowest percentage since the agency began tracking it 23 years ago.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 35
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently announced that it has decreased its 10-year projected cost of Medicare and Medicaid by $89 billion due to reduced medical services and labor costs.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 35
For the second year in row, the average physician turnover rate remained at 6.8 percent for 2013, according to a survey by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA). The rate is the highest on record since the AMGA began tracking it in 2005.
