There is a trend around the country to lengthen the terms of office for important medical staff positions. This is to promote continuity and to give leaders a chance to grow into their roles.
Burnout. Communication breakdowns. Security blind spots. These are daily realities in hospitals, and they can be the difference between a safe patient encounter and a sentinel event.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 9
Historically, members of the medical staff have been expected to donate time to the peer review process, including time as a proctor. However, in recent years, this compact has frayed. Physicians’ time is more valuable than ever before, and time committed to proctoring is money lost from the...
The American Hospital Association (AHA), working with the University of Washington’s Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, released a report in June that found that U.S. hospitals spent an estimated $18.27 billion in...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 9
