According to the lore surrounding the medical myth, July suffers more medical errors than any other month because of an influx of new medical...Read More »
Because all data are biased to a certain extent, it is important to include an explanation in physician performance reports about how the data are...Read More »
By Teresa P. Sappington, FACHE, MBA, CIPM, CAPPM, CPHQ, CPMSM; Foreword by Robert Marder, MD
Featuring an unmatched combination of expert-vetted measures from the field and actionable guidance on their broader implementation, Performance Indicators: Clinical Specialty...
Understanding what the NPDB considers an investigation is very important because several of the updates clarify reporting requirements when a...Read More »
The Mount Carmel Health System fired 23 employees, and its CEO will resign later this month after it was discovered that a physician at the health...Read More »
Most medical staffs and healthcare organizations have found it challenging to find physicians willing and available to proctor colleagues. In hospital settings, many medical staffs overcome these barriers by making proctoring an obligation of staff membership. Usually, this is facilitated by a...
Some states, such as Maryland, have implemented mandatory prescription drug monitoring programs to help address the opioid crisis. Such programs...Read More »
For some hospital systems, unifying medical staffs isn’t always the best option. In such situations, perhaps partial unification might be a better...Read More »
