Risk management in hospitals and healthcare organizations is very complex. Successful risk management programs require a systematic approach for detecting, tracking, and recording unusual occurrences as well as establishing proactive measures to mitigate risks along multiple fronts.
Once leaders assume their roles at the beginning of the year, St. Jude Medical Center, in Fullerton, California, holds a medical staff retreat. For the past 5 years, it has been at Disney Land at the California Grand, which is really popular with the medical staff leaders. They used to have...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 4
The first study looking at if residents’ increased duty hours affected patient outcomes has been released and it shows that the justification for work limits may not be there. In an analysis of nearly 140,000 patients, less restrictive duty hour policies (i.e., number of consecutive hours worked...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 4
HCPro’s Credentialing Resource Center now has a Twitter account (@hcpro_crc) for an easy way to hear about our latest news, including updates about the upcoming...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 4
With the rise of healthcare services outside traditional hospital settings, outpatient practitioner credentialing and peer review are challenging medical staff services departments nationwide. We spoke with 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium presenter Todd Sagin, MD, JD,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 4
Recent studies found that sending patients text message alerts reminding them to take their medication increased their chances of complying. A paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine looked at 16 studies which collectively tracked 3,000 chronically ill patients in different countries...
