Despite popular belief that hiring physicians has a negative impact on a hospital’s finances, the results of a new survey of 47 health systems...Read More »
Inappropriate communication among physicians and other hospital staff can take many forms—from verbal outbursts and threats to failing to complete...Read More »
The overall rate of medical errors made by residents did not differ significantly between groups with increased direct supervision by attending...Read More »
More medical staffs are implementing multispecialty peer review committees in the hopes of having one committee that can objectively review and...Read More »
"A physician cannot and should not be expected to live life on a pedestal, unaffected by the sea of emotional, physical, intellectual, and...Read More »
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare employees to use or share only the “minimum necessary” information they “need to know” to do their jobs. Use this form to help set a minimum necessary policy for your organization.
"... too many doctors-in-training, most of whom enter medical school as young and idealistic, get put in a deep hole before they even get into...Read More »
