“To provide meaningful information for patients, families, and caregivers about hospital quality, a star ratings system has to make sense.”...Read More »
This year, Moffitt Cancer Center has been celebrating National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week with one (or more) pun-tastic presents per...Read More »
September was a banner month for the National Association Medical Staff Services’ (NAMSS) professional development and advocacy work. Against the...Read More »
"Training the next generation of family physicians will require enthusiastic doctors who are able and willing to precept medical students in their...Read More »
The chief nursing informatics officer (CNIO) role is becoming more popular, according to a recent survey conducted by Witt/Kieffer, an executive...Read More »
As more patients turn to the internet before choosing a healthcare provider, physicians must come up with a plan to incorporate social media into...Read More »
A growing number of physicians are working well beyond the traditional retirement age, leading health systems to create policies to test the...Read More »
Collaboration within and beyond the hospital is key to a robust OPPE process. MaineGeneral Medical Center, part of MaineGeneral Health system in the Augusta area, has taken this philosophy to heart. The hospital initiated OPPE and FPPE in 2009, but had a similar physician quality assessment...
There is good protection for physicians who engage in peer review activities, such as legal immunity from damages under the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, which is often reinforced by similar state statutes. However, these statutes cannot keep lawsuits from being filed. Therefore,...
