One of the key challenges that low- and no-volume providers present is how to assess their competence when you have little or no data on their performance in your organization. Most medical staff leaders say it is difficult to get any information of real value from references today.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 2
Are patients skipping needed appointments? A research letter titled “Trends in Outpatient Care Delivery and Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S.,” published in November by JAMA Internal Medicine, hints that this may be the case.
Medical staff documents must address the many administrative issues that are required to facilitate the smooth operation of the organization. When redesigning your medical staff structure, consider the number of committees and meeting attendance and quorum requirements. Are they all necessary...
Forty-two percent of physicians reported being burned out, according to a Medscape survey of more than 12,000 physicians in various specialties from August to November 2020. The results of the survey were published as the Medscape National Physician Burnout & Suicide Report 2021,...
The gender pay gap is not news. In 2016, a Forbes article pointed out that the healthcare and social assistance industry had the fourth highest gender pay gap behind the finance and insurance; public administration; and professional, scientific, and technical services industries, even though...
Today’s MSPs are taking on larger volumes of work and scopes of responsibility than ever before, often without seeing equivalent gains in respect and standing. It’s important to show leadership that you have goals and performance data that speak to your progress in achieving them. Possible focus...
