Physician leaders are pressed for time. Give them the knowledge and tools to confidently and effectively carry out their MEC responsibilities and comply with accreditors’ standards.
The Medical Executive Committee Manual, coming soon, will help MEC members understand their role in...
Businesses formed by physicians are covered by a state law that caps the damages in medical malpractice that can be collected from healthcare providers, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled last week. The court affirmed a May 2012 Court of Appeals decision which concluded that the state’s Medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 36
Cozby-Germany Hospital in Grand Saline, Texas, shut down last week, leaving rural Van Zandt County with no hospital as fallout continued from the collapse of Dr. Tariq Mahmood’s healthcare chain. New physician-managers took over after Mahmood’s company was evicted in July, but did not promptly...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 35
Businesses formed by physicians are covered by a state law that caps the damages in medical malpractice that can be collected from healthcare providers, the New Mexico Supreme Court ruled last week. The court affirmed a May 2012 Court of Appeals decision which concluded that the state’s Medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 36
For the seventh consecutive year, primary care physicians top the wish list for most hospitals, medical groups and other healthcare organizations, according to a release from healthcare consulting and recruitment firm Merritt Hawkins. Among the findings in the firm’s soon-to-be-released 2013...
Although a majority of U.S. physicians remain optimistic about healthcare and their role in keeping patients healthy, a growing number are fed up, according to the 2013 Physicians Practice Great American Physician Survey. The majority of the 1,172 respondents said they're happy with their...
