This is the last edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider for the year. A big thank you for reading and contributing to this electronic resource! The coming year will have its share of anticipated regulatory changes, and no doubt there will be plenty of “unexpected news” in the medical...
Many observers point to nurse practitioners (NPs) and other advanced practice professionals as a cornerstone of care delivery under healthcare reform efforts. However, a new poll from Ipsos found that 72% of respondents who were asked to choose who they prefer to see for their medical care...
Turf battles loom at or just under the surface of this week’s top stories. As an MSP, you’re no doubt very familiar with the territorial struggles associated with who will see and treat patients, and where. Our...
Deployment of telemedicine services is increasing worldwide, in tandem with improving telecommunication and the shortage of physicians in rural and remote areas, according to market research firm Research and Markets. The growth of telemedicine will continue at a rapid pace—18.5%—through 2018,...
Some North Carolina lawmakers and organizations are calling for the state to loosen its healthcare certification laws to allow for more same-day surgery centers, but hospital organizations argue that doing so would put them at a competitive disadvantage, the Star News (Wilmington, N.C.)...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 49
Seventy-eight percent of hospital executives think there is a shortage of physicians; 66% say there is a shortage of nurses, and 50% report there is a shortage of advanced practitioners, according to AMN Healthcare’s 2013 Clinical Workforce Survey, which...
