Hospitals are making progress in equitable care, according to results of a survey recently released by the American Hospital Association’s Institute for Diversity in Health Management.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 25
For the fifth time, the United States’ healthcare system ranked last in the Commonwealth Fund’s survey of 11 industrialized countries. Despite the overall poor showing, the survey results did show a few bright spots for healthcare providers.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 25
Increasing age, solo practice, lack of board certification, and less than three years of residency training are key factors that correlate with unsafe practice, according to new research by the Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP). Practicing outside the scope of original...
In an effort to reduce the number of medication errors and dangerous drug interactions, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas has 10 full-time pharmacists staffed in its emergency department (ED).
Medication errors contribute to over 7,000 deaths nationwide every year so the...
The Washington state Department of Health has suspended the license of a Seattle anesthesiologist for allegedly sending sexually explicit “selfies” and text messages during surgeries. He is also accused of looking at private medical records and issuing at least 29 unauthorized prescriptions...
