Like many medical staff leaders, Susan Diaz, CPCS, CPMSM, has seen her share of whirlwind changes since early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Diaz, who serves as medical staff director at NewYork Presbyterian (NYP) in New York City, says the move to remote work for her...
To combat violence against healthcare workers, lawmakers in several states have introduced or passed legislation aimed to punish those who knowingly injure, assault, or threaten hospital staff while they are performing their official duties.
The concept behind physician councils is that physicians should have multiple avenues for communicating with the hospital’s decision makers and vice versa. Physician councils are meetings established to support constructive dialogue between physicians and the hospital about what matters most to...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 2
Rarely are we genuinely thoughtless—that is, without thought. But often we are not giving our thoughts much consideration. In today’s world, there is much distraction, and sometimes we are guilty of distracting ourselves just to prevent our minds from focusing on the things that are most...
New legislation recently passed by the Senate may save lives among nurses, physicians, and other healthcare workers overwhelmed by the relentless load of working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
