The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and credentialing...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 1
Physician burnout does not always come kicking and screaming into the workplace. Disruptive behavior is not always a symptom of depression, which can lead to physician burnout. Medical staffs must look for signs of...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 1
I always love the beginning of a new year because it provides an opportunity for reflection, modification, and improvement in our daily processes and interactions with our staff and customers. It also dictates the necessity to find time for those critical tasks that seem to...
Physicians and healthcare organizations that were on the fence about participating in an accountable care organization (ACO) may want to take a second look. In October 2011, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final rule on ACOs, which has fewer...
We've all seen it before-a patient sues a hospital after a bad outcome, and the plaintiff's lawyers claim malpractice on the part of the treating physicians, dragging everyone else who was even remotely involved in the case into a long, drawn-out battle. The case takes years and...
