Per most states’ hospital licensure requirements, medical staff membership and clinical privileges are granted through processes outlined by the hospital’s medical staff bylaws. Those bylaws define the requirements for staff membership and delineation of clinical privileges. They also provide...
For better or worse, the number of physicians employed by hospitals or health systems is skyrocketing. Depending on the culture of your organization, employed physicians may be welcomed as a valuable asset consisting of capable individuals able to help the medical staff carry out its board-...
New research shows that those with MD degrees are at higher risk of burnout than those with other professional or doctoral-level degrees, including PhDs and JDs. The AMA, Mayo Clinic, and Stanford University School of Medicine have jointly conducted studies since 2011 related to burnout among...
Cardiologists saw the biggest pay increases from 2017-2018—a 4.4% raise in compensation. Eight other specialties also had increases, ranging from 1.4% to 4.3%.
These numbers come from a survey conducted by from SullivanCotter, with data collected from over 150,000 physicians and advanced...
Up-close access to industry insiders, scads of CME credits, and unrivaled night life are just a few reasons to register for the 2019 CRC Symposium, kicking off February 26 in Las Vegas.
Many locum tenens physicians are employed through a locum agency. Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, advisory consultant and chief credentialing officer for The Greeley Company in Danvers, Massachusetts and Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, president of PRO-CON in...
