President Barack Obama recently issued an executive order to deal with a growing drug shortage at hospitals. In this week’s blog post, William Mills, MD, MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMSL , reacts to Obama’s suggestions and offers his own advice for temporarily fixing the problem.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 42
In 2001, only 3% of graduating residents were interested in hospital employment, according to a survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins & Associates. That number grew by 29% in the last 10 years. The most recent survey released by Merritt Hawkins found that 32% of graduating residents would...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 42
Rather than using the terms “high” and “low” to describe thresholds, consider using “acceptable” and “excellent,” as this language better describes the intent of thresholds.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 42
When you attend conferences focused on medical staff services issues, you may come home eager to implement a new strategy or update a form, but because of the information overload, your efforts may come screeching to a halt. As you try to remember what a speaker said about peer...
The best of hospital leadership take an active interest and role in safety and quality at their facility, an attitude that can help quality improvement departments, accreditation coordinators, and others who live and breathe process improvement institute the changes necessary to...
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