For the most part, the physician health committee is composed of senior medical staff members who are respected by their colleagues for their fairness and wisdom and who have a passion for patient safety and physician advocacy.
Physicians who are doctors of medicine (MD) and doctors of osteopathic medicine (DO) generate similar results on key indicators of quality and cost of care, a new research article says.
Physicians who have had a medical malpractice claim are four times more likely to have additional medical malpractice claims in the next five years. This is according to a study recently published in...
The pediatric mental health crisis is the top pressing patient safety concern, according to ECRI. The nonprofit patient safety organization recently released a special report spotlighting the top concerns along with recommended actions to mitigate them to coincide with Patient Safety Awareness...
Board certification is a voluntary achievement by a practitioner to further demonstrate his or her knowledge and skills in a particular specialty. Although it is not required by any accrediting or regulatory body, many health plans do require as part of their credentialing criteria either board...
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline received more than 1.7 million calls, texts, and chats in its first five months, NPR reports. The emergency number launched in July 2022 and aims to connect people struggling with suicidal crisis or other mental health issues with trained mental...