Hospitals across the country are spending record amounts on healthcare, and many are quick to trim down on staff in response to increasing financial pressures. However, doing so will quickly erode hospital quality and patient safety.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 3
In this Q&A, Julie Siemers, MD, author and nurse educator, shares insights on what hospitals can do structurally to ensure patient voices lead to real change.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 3
In a recent case, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin confronted physician employment disputes, ultimately concluding that concerns about patient safety—not disability or retaliation—drove the employer’s decisions.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 3
Hospitals are under increasing scrutiny to keep patients safe from suicide, self-harm, and violent behavior—and CMS has just made its expectations for patient safety even clearer.
The Joint Commission’s (TJC) Accreditation 360 initiative rolled out in mid-2025, restructuring how standards are written, organized, referenced, and ultimately surveyed. The initiative shifts significant detail into the newly expanded Survey Process Guide (SPG) documents and creates an entirely...
