The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and Journal of Graduate Medical Education earlier this week announced plans for a 2014 supplement to the Journal that will feature Educational Milestones for all specialties in Phase II of the Next Accreditation System,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 24
From advanced practice professionals to telemedicine providers, The Medical Staff’s Guide to Overcoming Competence Assessment Challenges will walk you through every step of collecting adequate performance data to assess practitioner competence.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 24
The American Hospital Association has voiced support for the Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act (S. 961/H.R. 36), legislation that would provide medical liability protections under the Federal Tort Claims Act to hospitals and physicians providing emergency care.
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...