Clinical integration, the advancement of physician-hospital collaboration to increase quality and decrease costs, is harder than it looks. The impending pay-for-value world we are rapidly entering requires that physicians lead clinical integration to achieve success.
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 21
Have you developed standards for assessing the competency of locum tenens, telemedicine, or new technologies at your facility? Medical staff professionals and physician leaders must be prepared for the challenges these areas create for competency assessment. Not having a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 21
Doctors in the emergency department are the major decision makers in nearly half of all hospital admissions, giving them a significant role in controlling healthcare costs, research shows.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 21
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all U.S. healthcare workers get vaccinated annually against influenza, but only about two-thirds get their yearly flu shot. Health workers frequently cite possible vaccine side effects and perceived ineffectiveness of the vaccine as...
Joint Commission-accredited behavioral healthcare organizations that are establishing behavioral health homes will soon have a certification option. Beginning in January 2014, The Joint Commission will begin offering Behavioral Health Home Certification. The certification program will provide a...
