With the threat of malpractice lawsuits and focus on performance measures on the rise, physicians are increasingly providing patients with excessive care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 36
How can hospitalists maintain their place in the hospital setting as Medicare expenditures are decreased? Are they wiling to take a pay cut in order to do so?
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 36
The National Practitioner Data Bank is blocking the public from its online Public Use Data File while it examines ways to enhance protection of its confidential information. According to the NPDB’s web site, "the Division of Practitioner Data Banks is reviewing its procedures for disclosing...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 36
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 35
In the past ten years, the number of physician assistants has doubled in the United States. A survey conducted by the American Academy of Physician Assistants found there are over 80,000 practicing physician assistants in the rapidly growing career field.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 35
Can a physician’s performance truly be affected by financial incentives? A review by The Cochrane Library of plans that directly tie payment to performance and quality of care found that there is not enough evidence to support switching to these types of models....
