Quality

If you took on a new job, you’d expect your employer to tell you what your duties entailed, what time to show up, and how “good performance” is...Read More »

As anyone who works in an ED knows, long wait times are not an ED-specific issue. Most of the time, long wait times in the ED aren't due to the...Read More »

In the medical setting, electronic devices are supposed to help improve communication between physicians and various individuals...Read More »

The medical executive committee (MEC) at Better Times Hospital has proportional representation. Many years ago (no one is sure...Read More »

Since the ABMS established its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process, hospitals and health systems have had at their...Read More »

There’s no doubt about it—the healthcare industry needs a makeover. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other leaders in the...Read More »

Hospitalists who are guaranteed more money make less overall, according to the Medical Group Management Association's and the...Read More »

My first consulting assignment involved a surgeon on a small medical staff with chronic depression. He would experience meltdowns...Read More »

Over the past several years, healthcare quality has come under increased scrutiny. In 2001, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM)...Read More »

How should medical staff members who take the time to prepare and present continuing medical education (CME) be rewarded? There...Read More »