In 2014, the national government mandated the use of electronic health records (EHR) for all physicians and hospitals receiving Medicare reimbursement, and since then, physicians across the country have been struggling to adapt. Initially, the transition to EHRs...
"Team leadership is initially about setting goals, constraints and guiding principles to help them through. Then, let them drive the daily operations and make the decisions."
- Jeff Rosenfeld, manager of strategic innovation and project management at Tahoe Forest Hospital District in...
A surgical team in Argentina—comprised of a surgeon, an anesthesiologist, two surgical assistants, and a surgical nurse—has been suspended after taking photos mid-surgery and later posting them online. Photos posted on Lorena Olguin’s social media account show the team posing for pictures in...
Compared to a tertiary hospital, resources can be tight and clinical expertise narrowly concentrated in a scaled-down facility such as a microhospital. “In the acute care setting, in most cases, you presume you’re going to have a full-fledged medical staff and most of the ancillary support...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 8
Although advances in technology have helped address the issue of retained surgical items, experts agree that communication and culture are key to reducing incidences.
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