One-fourth of America’s practicing physicians are age 65 or older, and this proportion will continue to rise as the peak of the baby boomer generation enters the ranks of the elderly. According to the AMA, more than 40% of the nation’s 1 million doctors are older than 50. These are daunting...
As news of Christopher Duntsch’s botched surgeries broke and the public began to realize the catastrophic proportions of this disaster, it became clear that Duntsch would find himself in the legal arena. While people may have assumed that Duntsch would face civil actions, he also had his day in...
"Senior leaders are finding they need a new kind of physician leader to help with the challenges they face—integration with other practices, the move to value, engagement of physicians in working with patients in new ways, and practice redesign. These responsibilities are contributing to burnout...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 4
Health records are data-rich, and more stakeholders are looking to dip into them for increasingly diverse purposes such as population health and value-based care programs. At the same time, payers are stepping up their use of data to guide audits, and the growing burden of documentation is cited...
CMS, accrediting agencies, and state regulations enumerate myriad functions that medical staffs must address. These functions can be addressed in bylaws but may be better articulated in medical staff policies. The ultimate responsibility for all medical staff functions lies with the medical...
