"As we move into a world where the value of health care services is more important, I believe we're going to need to look for ratings systems that balance quality of care and cost of care."
- Matt Austin, MS, PhD, of John Hopkins Medicine discusses the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 9
This week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider features a brief about new physician shortage projections. While the shortage remains high, it is considerably lower than the previous often-cited projection. Does the revised projection...
Every peer review committee member must be aware of the ethical and legal issues they may face when carrying out their committee responsibilities and activities. In most states, laws protect peer review activities, but the committee and its members must still take precautions to maintain that...
The Supreme Court of North Carolina (the "Court") affirmed a decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals that certain documents requested by a plaintiff-patient suing a hospital for negligence were not protected from discovery by the state's peer review privilege statute.
Erasing the stigma of physician depression Medical experts discuss how to help future and current physicians overcome the higher rate of depression and suicide in their fieldOver 300 medical students, residents, and practicing physicians die by suicide in the U.S. every year.1 For...
