September was a banner month for the National Association Medical Staff Services’ (NAMSS) professional development and advocacy work. Against the backdrop of its 40th educational conference in Boston, the organization rolled out two resources intended to broaden professional awareness, pave...
"Training the next generation of family physicians will require enthusiastic doctors who are able and willing to precept medical students in their practices."
The chief nursing informatics officer (CNIO) role is becoming more popular, according to a recent survey conducted by Witt/Kieffer, an executive recruitment and consulting firm in Oak Brook, Illinois.
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As more patients turn to the internet before choosing a healthcare provider, physicians must come up with a plan to incorporate social media into their practices.
A growing number of physicians are working well beyond the traditional retirement age, leading health systems to create policies to test the physical, cognitive, and clinical skills of its surgeons. In 2014, there were nearly 100,000 physicians in their 70s still practicing, up 2% from 2012,...
Q: Are employed physicians who have been granted privileges subject to the organized medical staff’s clinical case review portion of the ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) policy and all its attendant protections?
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