"As we move into a world where the value of health care services is more important, I believe we're going to need to look for ratings systems that balance quality of care and cost of care."
- Matt Austin, MS, PhD, of John Hopkins Medicine discusses the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 9
This week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider features a brief about new physician shortage projections. While the shortage remains high, it is considerably lower than the previous often-cited projection. Does the revised projection...
Erasing the stigma of physician depression Medical experts discuss how to help future and current physicians overcome the higher rate of depression and suicide in their fieldOver 300 medical students, residents, and practicing physicians die by suicide in the U.S. every year.1 For...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 3
With myriad stakeholders and requirements that can seem contradictory, MSPs may wonder what would happen if all sides gathered in one place to work through the processes and challenges of credentialing. They might be surprised to learn that such an event happens annually.
The Supreme Court of North Carolina (the "Court") affirmed a decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals that certain documents requested by a plaintiff-patient suing a hospital for negligence were not protected from discovery by the state's peer review privilege statute.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 3
Medical records completion has long been a difficult area for hospitals, but there's a lot more than convenience on the line if these records aren't completed in a timely manner. Following is a sample policy and procedure for medical records completion from The Top 45 Medical...
