An expert witness can make or break a malpractice case. Expert witnesses in the medical field are viewed as knowledgeable sources who review cases using known standards of care to determine whether or not fault lies with a physician during a particular procedure.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 7
The da Vinci® Surgical System was first introduced into healthcare in 2000, following FDA approval. The cutting-edge system allowed surgeons to sit at a console and manipulate small instruments using high-definition 3-D images. It was touted as a safer and more effective way...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 26
New Joint Commission requirements and revisions address leadership accountability for hospitalwide emergency management in hospitals and critical access hospitals. The prepublication requirements and revisions, announced earlier this week, provide a clearer description of leadership-level...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 25
From 2007 to 2010, the use of hospital services in the last six months of life fell significantly, with a 9.5% decrease in hospital days per patient and an 11% decrease in deaths occurring in the hospital, according to a Dartmouth Atlas report released earlier this month. The percentage of...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 24
Mandatory influenza vaccination as a condition of employment did not cause healthcare workers to flee from Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., according to a four-year analysis of vaccination rates. With the backing of hospital leadership, infection control and prevention...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 23
Nurses, dentists and psychologists asked the Illinois Legislature this spring for more authority to make medical decisions with demand expected to surge under the federal health care law, but each time lawmakers sided with doctors and turned them down.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 6
Two critical elements for effective peer review are reviewer/reviewee anonymity and a six-month evaluation data cycle, said Robert Marder, MD, president of Robert J. Marder Consulting. In a recent webcast titled "Taking Peer Review From Punitive to Positive: Creating a...
Many organizations across the country make use of locum tenens, but the role and requirements for these temporary physicians has evolved and changed over the decades. What is the best way to handle locum tenens who return for repeat assignments? How do you ensure that you retain...
Locum tenens is a Latin phrase for "a person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession." In healthcare, these temporary assignments are becoming a more frequent and reliable source of care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 21
Doctors in the emergency department are the major decision makers in nearly half of all hospital admissions, giving them a significant role in controlling healthcare costs, research shows.
