The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and credentialing...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 1
Physician burnout does not always come kicking and screaming into the workplace. Disruptive behavior is not always a symptom of depression, which can lead to physician burnout. Medical staffs must look for signs of...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 1
The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is taking a stand to protect the identities of healthcare organizations, physicians, and other healthcare practitioners. In September 2011, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) shut down its public-use data file after...
We've all seen it before-a patient sues a hospital after a bad outcome, and the plaintiff's lawyers claim malpractice on the part of the treating physicians, dragging everyone else who was even remotely involved in the case into a long, drawn-out battle. The case takes years and...