As a space created for the provision of high-quality care, hospitals have the right to implement policies that they believe enhance patient care. Hospital policies concerning social media use and even mobile device use may prove extremely beneficial both in preserving the...
Patient misidentification is an underreported problem that still plagues healthcare. Despite electronic records, bar codes, and checklists, many patients end up getting the wrong procedure, medicine, care, or diagnosis.
Brad Truax, MD, is board-certified in both neurology...
A recent report by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) identified six barriers adversely affecting the electronic sharing of information between hospitals. The report was given to Congress and charts trends and usage of health technology for 2018.
"Speaking to patients in my clinic, during hospital rounds or out in the community, allows me to reconnect to purpose. Being able to help solve problems and get patients the care that they need is what keeps me motivated to go to work every day."
- Betty S. Chu, MD, chief...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 1
A study that found independent hospital accreditation carries no real benefit for patient outcomes has garnered a formal rebuttal from The Joint Commission, which argues the researchers reached faulty conclusions due to a number of methodological flaws.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 1
The California Fourth District Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a Superior Court of Orange County decision finding that the defendants failed to provide any evidence that a department chair’s statements were made in connection to the hospital’s peer review process.
