COVID-19 has upended the world in terms of public health and had a profound effect on healthcare operations, healthcare staff, and the well-being of caretakers and their families. That goes equally for medical staff professionals like Mary D. Dijkstra, FMSD, CPCS, CPMSM, who serves as the...
A Florida family medicine physician will stop offering in-person care to her unvaccinated patients.
"This is a public health emergency — the health of the public takes priority over the rights of any given individual in this situation," Linda Marraccini, MD, wrote in a...
With the rise of hospitalists, ambulatory surgery centers, and endoscopy suites, almost all hospitals find themselves confronting a growing number of low- and no-volume providers. At the same time, regulators have raised the bar regarding the need to link privileges with demonstrated current...
The new president of the American Academy of PAs is bullish on the future of the physician assistant profession.Jennifer Orozco, MMS, PA-C, began her AAPA presidency on July 1. She practices in vascular surgery and serves as director of advanced practice providers at Rush...
As many hospitals across the nation continue to face COVID-19 patient surges that overwhelm emergency rooms and ICUs, CMS also issued a reminder to hospitals to remember their obligations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).
At times, MSPs must deal with physicians whose conduct is detrimental to the work environment. Negative behaviors can range from verbal or physical attacks to intimidation to defiant attitudes toward hospital leadership.
