Medical malpractice has been singled out by many as the top culprit for rising healthcare costs. However, medical malpractice payments made on behalf of physicians hit a record low in 2012, a Public Citizen Foundation report has found. In the report, “No Correlation: Continued Decrease in...
Thousands of foreign-trained immigrant physicians are living in the United States with lifesaving skills that are going unused because they stumbled over one of the many hurdles in the path toward becoming a licensed physician here.
What are the major issues in your medical staff services department? Are new credentialing challenges popping up, or are you seeking solutions to familiar problems? What tools and resources do you need to help you do your job? Even if your department is functioning smoothly, I hope you’ll take a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 32
Researchers at Kaiser Permanente have shown it's possible to automate collection of data from an electronic health record for public quality reporting. They've also proved that this automation saves money, compared to manual data abstraction. However, their paper in the Journal of the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 32
During the last 20 years, healthcare employment has stayed on a steady, strong upward trajectory. But now that steady upward climb is showing signs of flattening out, according to a US News & World Report article last week. July jobs data showed healthcare added only 2,500 jobs, its...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 32
Maine Medical Center announced a slate of personnel and payroll cuts earlier this week, including the elimination of 175 positions, layoffs of 50 employees, and 12.5% reductions in compensation for top hospital administrators.
