The nursing profession is in an upheaval. Nurses want more opportunities to learn alongside physicians, in classrooms and in direct patient care settings with more and longer residency programs in hospitals.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 42
On-time starts and case volume are two popular metrics that help to measure a physician’s performance in the ASC setting, according to Sandy Berreth, the administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn. In an article by Becker’s ASC Review, Berreth states that whether ASCs use...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 41
An article published recently in The New England Journal of Medicine calls attention to the stagnant growth in labor productivity in the healthcare industry over the past 20 years.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 41
To ensure that the credentials committee benefits from interested, experienced, and knowledgeable members, the members of the credentials committee should be able to serve significant tenures (e.g., three or more years).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 41
Read this week’s blog post by William Mills, M.D., MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMSL, senior vice president of quality and professional affairs for the Upper Allegheny Health System located in western NY, to find out why hiring nocturnists is just the first step toward providing consistent quality care.