Partial, early results of a $300 million program to reduce hospital readmissions show that only a small percentage of the agencies produced noteworthy results.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 3
“Humility does not mean that one has no pride in accomplishments. Humility means that previous accomplishments mean nothing in terms of what one should do next.”
-Robert M. Centor, MD, discusses humility in medical leaders in a blog post on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 3
In last week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider, I briefly discussed preventing violence in hospitals. Sadly, after the fatal shooting of a surgeon in Boston...
CMS has terminated its Medicare agreement with Yorkville Endoscopy, a New York City clinic that came under scrutiny following Joan Rivers’ death after an outpatient procedure. In a letter sent to the clinic last week, the agency said it is terminating the Medicare agreement Jan. 31 because...
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has announced that the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) are now ACGME member organizations. The measure took effect January 1.
Licensed providers in New York State can now be reimbursed for telemedicine services from private insurers. New York joined 21 other states that have made the move thus far. And many states that have yet to adopt telemedicine reimbursement bills are following suit, according to the American...
