Patients covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and health plans subsidized under the Affordable Care Act will face an uphill battle in medical malpractice lawsuits if a bill drafted by House Republicans passes. The bill, which is part of Republicans plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, places a $...
As the value of “value” increases in healthcare, organizations must look at all means of increasing safety, quality, access, and cost. One entity that cannot be ignored is the EHR.
“Digitization needs to be viewed as an enabler to safety, quality, and value,” says Robert Watcher,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 4
Former neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch’s recent conviction of first-degree felony injury to an elderly person and his subsequent sentence of life in prison brings renewed attention to the issues of disclosing disciplinary information and exercising due diligence when credentialing healthcare...
“I am particularly pleased this year that we will address two growing concerns—how to measure and track individual competence in an era of team-based care and how to extend peer review across the full continuum of care.”
