"Did it ever occur to some of today’s physicians that many people work awfully hard and complain a lot less than they do about 'burnout' and 'work-life balance'?"
- Karen Sibert, MD, criticizes programs that help physicians manage their work-life balance in a post on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 34
There’s still time to sign up for HCPro’s medical staff/credentialing focus group on Thursday, September 17 at 4 p.m. EST. We want to know your opinions about industry needs and what products we should be developing. To participate, email managing editor Mary Stevens at...
Use goal cascading to operationalize the indicator selection process. Goal cascading is the concept of linking business goals and performance measures to individual performance targets. This concept can be applied to OPPE. Identify relevant organizational and department/specialty goals and link...
When The Joint Commission changed its language to focused and ongoing evaluations, some physicians at the hospital had a difficult time understanding that these "new" requirements were still peer review, according to Barbara Lewis Shelton, BS, MBA-HCM, RN, CPHQ, director of...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 33
Some physicians are for robotic surgery; some are not. This is the issue of debate in an article on the website Lancaster Online. Physicians highlight the cons of robotic surgery, that it is more costly and not always the best minimally invasive option. It also comes with a steep learning curve...
