The Joint Commission (TJC), CMS, and other regulatory bodies keep accreditation and quality leaders on their toes every day. We’ve caught up with Kurt Patton, MS, RPh, founder and president emeritus of Patton Healthcare Consulting, on several subjects throughout the year that...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 12
MSPs play a pivotal role in patient safety, ensuring that healthcare providers possess the necessary qualifications, competencies, and ethical standards to deliver high-quality care. They meticulously verify the credentials of physicians and other practitioners on a daily basis, upholding...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 12
In an appeal case heard in Knoxville, a physician sued the hospital he had previously worked at for terminating his privileges and credentials after the hospital discontinued the specialized spine program that he performed surgeries for due to excessive costs and losses associated with the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 11
Artificial intelligence is increasingly impacting healthcare safety and compliance, offering tools for improving patient care and operational efficiency. Troy Lair, PhD, principal consultant of Elite Accreditation Consultants, caught up with Medical Environment Update for a Q&A on how AI is...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 11
In a recent case, a patient sued a hospital after requesting her medical records and it refused to provide her a virtual audit trail from its medical record software system. As a result, the Supreme Court of Wyoming (the “Court”) determined that metadata, such as an audit trail, was considered “...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 11
Medical staff professionals (MSPs) face an ongoing battle for fair compensation. Maggie Palmer, MSA, CPCS, CPMSM, vice president of professional medical affairs, medical staff professional services, and regulatory affairs at Parkland in Dallas, highlights this challenge.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 10
According to the National Academy of Medicine, 35%–45% of nurses and physicians and 40%–60% of medical students and residents report symptoms of burnout, a serious condition that involves chronic exhaustion and a negative attitude toward work. Burnout is often caused by unmanaged work stress,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 10
