Sometimes you may think that you’ve successfully outlined your priorities for the day, but when you show up for work, your inbox is full, you have 12 voice mails, and several staff members are lined up with questions only you can answer. This is the point of the day that separates good managers...
Physician burnout is widespread in the United States. In a survey The Physicians Foundation conducted in spring 2020, 58% of physicians reported feelings associated with burnout, up from 40% in a survey conducted in 2018. In response, The Physicians Foundation has developed a tool to help...
In a series focused on how professionals in the medical staff services industry are overcoming unique COVID-19 challenges, Medical Staff Briefing is sitting down with physician leaders, MSPs, quality professionals, educators, and consultants across the country to hear about their experiences....
Most hospitals and their medical staffs do little or nothing to prepare a staff member to proctor. This week’s quick tip is a list of things proctors should and shouldn’t do.
Do:
Inform the relevant medical staff leader who assigned you the proctor role if
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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 6
The Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District (the “Court”), affirmed a lower court's judgment that a clinic could not claim peer review privilege to withhold documents it was being asked to produce in a malpractice case, nor could it claim that the documents were protected from discovery...
Telehealth has expanded significantly since the start of the coronavirus pandemic last spring. The expansion of telehealth has included growth in specialties that previously experienced modest adoption of telemedicine, such as oncology. Using telehealth poses risks for healthcare providers,...
