Healthcare institutions seeking accreditation have more options than ever. The Joint Commission, DNV GL, and HFAP are all well established, but don’t count out the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ). Granted in August 2013, CIHQ’s hospital accreditation authority has remained...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 11
According to the Society of Hospital Medicine, nearly 90% of hospitalists specialize in general internal medicine, with smaller percentages focusing on pediatrics, family practice, and pediatric internal medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 11
Hey MSPs, we need to let go of Michael Swango; we have a new poster child for dangerous doctors! His name is Christopher Duntsch, MD. Duntsch was a neurosurgeon who allegedly botched surgeries in the Dallas area in 2012 and 2013, killing or maiming up to 35 patients. How did this happen? How did...
MSP Awareness Week may be over but we’re still getting submissions from our readers. Today's entry comes from NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield, Tennessee. Medical staff coordinator Carmen L. Jones, CPCS, writes:
We wrap up our coverage of MSP Awareness Week with Black River Memorial Hospital (BRMH) in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. BRMH celebrated with a quiz for staff to complete for a chance to win BRMH swag. It also sent out a poster honoring its MSPs: Jane Tande and Carrie Farnsworth.
