A Detroit-area hematologist and oncologist was sentenced last week to 45 years in prison after admitting to providing cancer treatments to patients he purposely misdiagnosed.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 28
“[O]nly when doctors and patients alike recognize that more is not always better, and how excessive care can create additional problems, will we consistently avoid treatments of borderline value.”
- Robert Pearl, MD, discusses cutting unnecessary care in a post for...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 28
This week’s Medical Staff Leader Insider features an article about a new online tool that will allow patients to compare surgeons based on death and complication rates. While patients may appreciate the opportunity to learn more about their surgeons before an...
No one can convert to privileging alone. You need to get the right people on your side for the transformation to occur. Securing the support of these allies can be tricky, but it’s pivotal to your success. You will need support primarily from three bodies:
Clinical Privilege White Papers outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide array of medical specialty and subspecialty areas, procedures and new technologies, and allied health specialties and subspecialties. Download a sample Clinical Privilege White Paper for...
Editor's note: HCPro's Credentialing Resource Center is constantly adding to and updating its library of Clinical Privilege White Papers, which outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide range of medical specialty and subspecialty areas, procedures and new...
