Despite safety protocols and checklists, patient safety still could be at risk. Why? Because nurses are still afraid to speak up when they see physicians and other colleagues taking shortcuts or performing incompetently. A new study by the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 13
The way your medical staff goes about developing and enforcing a code of conduct policy can affect the policy’s effectiveness. Consider the following dos and don’ts when developing a policy at your institution.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 12
More than half of U.S. physicians whose negligence, malpractice, sexual abuse, fraud, or other behaviors result in censure by hospital peer review escape state medical board licensing action, according to national health watchdog group, Public Citizen.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 12
Ttake advantage of the Credentialing Resource Center Symposium early-bird discount. We've extended the $100 discount until April 1. To learn more about the symposium or to register at the discounted rate of $895, visit...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 12
This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation re-launched its Innovation Center at Innovations.cms.gov, a website established under the Affordable Care Act that seeks to gather innovative ideas from hospitals and healthcare providers all over the country.
