General case review indicators should represent significant clinical outcomes or critical processes for which physicians are partially or completely responsible and therefore represent potential improvement opportunities. It is important to make sure that the general review indicators cover all...
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) are being reminded of the importance of having complete documentation in patients’ medical records.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 2
In the second half of the 20th century, concepts and methods for quality measurement and improvement changed dramatically. In the 1960s and 1970s, peer review was mainly based on clinical audits, which took a clinical outcome, such as mortality, and inspected...
It’s not enough to have a good thing in healthcare—you’ve also got to keep it going. This applies to workforce planning as well explains, Patricia A. McGaffigan, RN, MS, CPPS, a vice president of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement and president of
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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 2
Hospitals, healthcare organizations, health insurers, and medical societies in Massachusetts are coming together to take a significant step toward encouraging physicians to seek treatment for mental health conditions and/or drug misuse.
