OB hospitalist programs (aka laborist programs) are taking the country by storm. At last count, Rob Olson, MD, FACOG, a laborist at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, WA, and editor and administrator of ObGynHospitalist.com,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 4
The Joint Commission has initiated a slight, but potentially onerous change for credentialing and privileging physician assistants (PA) and advanced practice RNs (APRN).
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 4
Economic concerns have always been a driving issue in the medical field, but with healthcare regulation changes, U.S. economic instability, and budget cuts across the board, these issues have never been more prevalent.
In February, Utah Sen. J. Stuart Adams proposed Senate Bill (S.B.) 150, which aims to no longer recognize negligent credentialing as a valid cause of action in medical malpractice cases. In other words, if this bill passes and a physician is sued for malpractice, the ...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 4
Although it began like any other day, breaking the serenity of my usual office routine was "Code triage!" I immediately reported to our incident command center, as outlined in our hospital disaster plan. The incident commander briefed me on an earthquake. My directive was to...
