Although CMS has now substantially limited the ability of a hospital to establish provider-based (PB) locations, they have been extremely popular...Read More »
An ACGME task force recently issued recommendations regarding changes to its Common Program Requirements regarding duty hours. A public comment...Read More »
Wayne Memorial Hospital began tailoring its peer review processes to accommodate OPPE and FPPE shortly after The Joint Commission announced the new requirement in 2007. Since then, the hospital has implemented comprehensive, practice area-specific professional practice quality report forms that...
Practitioner vetting and performance assessment are among the top trouble spots for today’s ambulatory healthcare facilities, according to a new...Read More »
Criminal background checks are often conducted by hospitals during the initial hiring process of all employees or, in some cases, for specified...Read More »
Credentialing and privileging have long been keystones of quality care and patient safety. But as healthcare reform drives consolidation,...Read More »
“To provide meaningful information for patients, families, and caregivers about hospital quality, a star ratings system has to make sense.”...Read More »
