Wahiawa (Hawaii) General Hospital has agreed to pay about $450,000 to settle lawsuits alleging improper billing, the Associated Press (AP) reported last week. An investigation began after a physician alleged the hospital submitted bills for services provided by resident physicians without the...
We love to use statements such as "well-oiled machine," "tick like a clock," and our favorite, "team spirit." What does a "well-oiled machine" look like, or more importantly, how does that machine function in a medical staff office setting?
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) National Practitioner Data Bank will replace the Interface Control Document Transfer Program (ITP) with the Querying and Reporting XML Service (QRXS) on July 31, 2014. Users who currently query or report through the Data Bank website or...
Massachusetts’ largest nurses union will ask voters to do what the State Legislature has refused to do: establish statewide limits on the number of hospital patients assigned to each nurse. The Massachusetts Nurses Association launched a Facebook campaign earlier this week and an Internet...
There’s a new accreditation option on the block. Late last week, CMS approved the Center for Improvement in Healthcare Quality (CIHQ) as an accreditation organization for acute care hospitals. CIHQ accreditation will closely follow CMS’ Conditions of Participation, with additional quality...
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) last week posted new frequently asked questions and updated key dates for Phase 1 Specialties in its Next Accreditation System, an outcomes-based accreditation process that measures physician competency in performing essential...