About half of all physicians are employed by a hospitals or an integrated delivery system, but unlike the hiring spree in the 1990s that fizzled out, this trend is likely to have a long-standing affect on healthcare, according to “Hospitals' Race to Employ Physicians — The Logic Behind a Money-...
Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, president of Best Practices Consulting Group in Intervale, NH, and Christina W. Giles, CPMSM, MS, president of Medical Staff Solutions in Nashua, NH, answered questions on the toughest privileging criteria challenges during "Step-by-Step Guide to...
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Economic concerns have always been a driving issue in the medical field, but with healthcare regulation changes, U.S. economic instability, and budget cuts across the board, these issues have never been more prevalent.
In February, Utah Sen. J. Stuart Adams proposed Senate Bill (S.B.) 150, which aims to no longer recognize negligent credentialing as a valid cause of action in medical malpractice cases. In other words, if this bill passes and a physician is sued for malpractice, the ...
