There are many positives to the judicious use of social media in medicine, and the future will open many more possibilities. The risks, however, will not diminish in time; rather, the potholes will become bigger. Everyone, medical professional or not, would benefit from pausing before posting on...
The foundation for much of peer review is case review. And although medical staffs have been conducting case reviews for years, that doesn't necessarily mean it's done consistently or well.
There can be much variation in the effectiveness of case review among different medical staffs and...
The road to onboarding new physicians is paved with … well, let’s just say you need a lot of gravel because it’s a long journey to get them comfortable at your organization. According to a report by KPMG and ServiceNow, Modernize the Provider Onboarding Experience, common steps between...
Violence against healthcare workers still persists, despite many efforts to combat it. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the incidence of violence-related healthcare worker injuries has steadily increased for at least a decade. And in 2018, healthcare and social service workers...
The ABIM Foundation, created by the American Board of Internal Medicine, will spend the next few years focusing on ways to increase trust among healthcare stakeholders. Through its Building Trust campaign, the Foundation hopes to identify and eliminate the reasons for decreased trust among...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 6
Form follows function. This phrase, coined by the man considered by many to be America’s first modern architect, Louis Sullivan, reminded his colleagues that they needed to keep in mind the intended function of a building as the key principle for its design. The same is true for peer review....