To help patients find the right physicians, non-profit news organization ProPublica launched Surgeon Scorecard, an online tool containing data on nearly 17,000 surgeons’ complication rates for several elective surgical procedures based on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 28
A Detroit-area hematologist and oncologist was sentenced last week to 45 years in prison after admitting to providing cancer treatments to patients he purposely misdiagnosed.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 28
“[O]nly when doctors and patients alike recognize that more is not always better, and how excessive care can create additional problems, will we consistently avoid treatments of borderline value.”
- Robert Pearl, MD, discusses cutting unnecessary care in a post for...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 28
This week’s Medical Staff Leader Insider features an article about a new online tool that will allow patients to compare surgeons based on death and complication rates. While patients may appreciate the opportunity to learn more about their surgeons before an...
