Last week, Medscape released its annual Physician Compensation Report for 2020. The report’s data was collected prior to February 10, 2020 and therefore reflects physician income before the United States’ COVID-19 crisis. However, according to the report, practices have seen, on average, a 55%...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 5
The job postings in hospitalist-targeted publications provide ample anecdotal evidence that the demand for hospitalists outweighs the supply. As a result, retention should be foremost—whether your hospitalist program is well established or just getting on its feet. To reduce turnover, consider...
Healthcare providers are taking on increased risk under accountable care models like the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Pathways to Success plan to overhaul the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). To ensure the success of value-based initiatives, leadership teams have...
Medical staff policies generally allow a medical staff member to obtain, for good cause, a voluntary leave of absence (LOA). However, a practitioner’s LOA that exceeds the maximum time limit specified in the medical staff policies constitutes a voluntary resignation of medical staff membership...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 11
All practitioners—employed or not—are to be held to the same minimally defined medical staff standards for clinical care, professionalism, documentation, on-call responsibilities, and so forth. One of your responsibilities as a medical staff leader is to ensure that the expectations are adequate...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 11
Following a fair and thorough investigation, the medical staff in your hospital has determined a physician has clinical performance issues and has recommended a limitation in clinical privileges. Per the medical staff bylaws, a fair hearing process commences. If the hearing/appeal processes do...
