On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a much anticipated 5-4 decision, upholding President Obama's healthcare reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Although much of the commentary that followed revolved around the politics of funding, taxation, and requirements for...
According to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), disciplinary actions against physicians have risen 6.8% nationwide. The number of prejudicial actions (including license suspensions, revocations, and probations) rose 4.1%, from 4,798 in 2010 to 4,996 in 2011, while...
The only thing harder than initiating change is sustaining it. It has been six months since Better Times Hospital held its retreat. The task at hand, as noted in John Kotter's Leading Change, is step seven of the eight-step change process: consolidate the gains to date...
Like it or not, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is here to stay. In June, The United States Supreme Court upheld the law after state attorney generals and the National Federation of Independent Business questioned its constitutionality. In a nutshell, the court stated that...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 34
