Admissions will shift significantly from the inpatient to the outpatient setting in 2013 as providers transition to new care delivery models, says a Premier healthcare alliance survey. It also indicates that hospitals will make their biggest capital investments this year in information...
Mounting evidence shows that a growing number of physicians are transitioning from their role in private practice and signing on as employers with hospital systems. This shift has brought forth many concerns, including physicians' rights to due process as outlined in physician-...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 5
A well-maintained medical staff library can serve as an essential resource for not only members of the medical staff but also nurses, residents, and the entire hospital community. With limited budgets and free space at a premium, many hospitals are making a switch to an online...
Since The Joint Commission launched the FPPE concept and the related OPPE, hospitals have struggled to find their ideal method for performing and tracking these processes.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 17
Although physicians and hospitals continue to push for more collaborative care with multidisciplinary teams, they have a number of hurdles to overcome before realizing the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 15
Ask any physician and he or she will likely tell you about some of the glaring flaws in the medical malpractice system that can be costly for every party involved, including hospitals, physicians, malpractice insurance providers, and patients.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 4
Each year on March 30, hospitals across the country express their appreciation for their physicians by celebrating National Doctors' Day. Eudora Brown Almond of Winder, Ga., the wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, observed the first Doctors' Day in 1933 by mailing greeting cards and...
