With the proliferation of online review sites and message boards, it's become increasingly commonplace for patients to post their thoughts about physicians for the world to see. When a negative comment threatens to damage a physician's reputation, it's important to choose the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 10
Go back in time to the months leading up to your hospital's last survey--how were you preparing? I have no doubt that you were polishing things up, educating staff, and triple-checking that all of your ducks were in a row. Now, ask yourself how prepared your medical staff was...
More than 90% of nurses and physicians got their shots last season, according to the U.S. Centers for Diesease Control and Prevention (CDC). In a report in last week’s issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC stated that more than 75% of all healthcare workers reported...
A couple of weeks ago I asked readers whether they thought about work during time off. Their answers ranged from “what time off?” and “I not only think about work during time away, I also do it” (which made up the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 9
Autopsy is a core privilege for pathologists, but because few pathologists perform the procedure in hospitals, this doesn't usually present a credentialing concern, according to some medical services professionals and consultants. Nevertheless, it can raise policy questions for medical...
