With the new year officially in full swing, it’s a good time to reflect on documentation findings from surveys during the past year and develop an action plan to be ready for surveys in 2019. Although the record of care, treatment, and services did not receive a place in the top 10 Requirements...
"In some measure it's a reflection of the dysfunction of the agency, because I don't think they are stonewalling us on some specific requests. They may just not have documentation of stuff that you would expect a government agency that's running hospitals to have at its fingertips."
While the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is the most prevalent certifying body, recent developments in physician certification have increased interest in other available options. This summary points out some of the aforementioned developments, the latest certifying entity to arrive...
A recent study funded by the Rhode Island Department of Health found that 70% of surveyed physicians experience stress related to technology, namely electronic health records (EHR). Prior to this study, there had been no specific measurement of the relationship between EHRs...
