John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, June 10, 2013
Nestled in the massive immigration bill that's being debated now in Congress are a handful of provisions that could ease the process that allows foreign-born physicians to practice in underserved areas across the United States....
Healthcare job growth slowed in May compared with recent months, according to preliminary data released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hospital jobs, which had shown robust growth earlier in the year, declined by 5,900 in the latest figures and nursing care facilities shed 2,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 24
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have expanded the clinical practice guideline for managing patients with heart failure. The guideline updates definitions and classifications for heart failure and increases emphasis on patient-centric outcomes such as quality...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 24
Registration is now open for data submission to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Comparative Database. Hospitals that have administered the AHRQ survey can now voluntarily submit their data.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 24
Mandatory influenza vaccination as a condition of employment did not cause healthcare workers to flee from Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., according to a four-year analysis of vaccination rates. With the backing of hospital leadership, infection control and prevention...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 14
Nestled in the massive immigration bill that's being debated now in Congress are a handful of provisions that could ease the process that allows foreign-born physicians to practice in underserved areas across the United States. Sections dealing with revisions to the Conrad State 30 Program...
