The first half of 2011 has produced a number of natural disasters that have ravaged various regions. In April and May, flooding of the Mississippi River devastated areas of Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Wildfires in Texas burned more than 2.5 million acres, and Western...
Electronic medical records (EMR), smartphones, texting, e-mail, remote access-all of these innovations have hit the healthcare sector with force over the past 10 years. For some physicians, EMRs enable them to work more quickly and keep better notes; for other physicians, it...
Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group fired Dr. Kevin Lurie in October 2005, allegedly for disruptive behavior and for falsifying time sheets. Lurie claimed that he was bringing quality of care issues to light and subsequently sued the organization for wrongful termination,...
Are physicians on your medical staff debating whether to use scribes? The decision will depend on your organization's resources and whether it is able to meet accreditation requirements. Check out this FAQ to help get the decision-making process started.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 8
Have you ever heard the acronym "BHAG"? It stands for Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal-a phrase coined by James Collins, author of several management books, including Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap ... and Others Don't.
You've identified sources of data, analyzed trends, formatted the results into easy-to-read ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) scorecards, and disseminated those scorecards to practitioners. Now what?
