The practice of concurrent surgery is common and has been accepted for so long that it might be happening in a hospital without anyone other than the surgical team taking note. Herein lies a very important point: What are the responsibilities of healthcare leaders to know such a practice is...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 10
To combat physician shortages and a growing number of patients due to the Affordable Care Act, several states are removing barriers to allow physician assistants (PA) to provide care with more autonomy.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 9
The Los Angeles Country Department of Health’s computers were recently the target of a cyberattack, but its operations were not affected. The department found ransomware—malware that locks access to files until a ransom is paid—on five of its computers.
How many stacks of papers are currently on your desk? How much time do you spend searching through mounds of paper looking for one specific document? How much time and money does your department spend preparing and mailing documents each month? How much time do you spend filing papers, printing...
Granting temporary privileges and using locum tenens physicians without fully verifying their credentials can put patients and healthcare organizations in danger?both clinically and legally.
With the rise of healthcare and services outside traditional hospital settings, outpatient...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 3
Patients who live in rural areas are now driving even further for obstetric care as rural hospitals close their labor and delivery units. An article published by Health Services Research looked at rural hospitals across nine states with at least 10 births in 2010. Of those 306 hospitals, 7% (21...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 7
A large percentage of leaders are not getting enough sleep, which could have a negative impact on behaviors associated with strong leadership, according to a recent Harvard Business Review article. Of those surveyed, 43% said they did not get enough sleep four nights a week.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 5
Physician leaders aren’t doing enough to address physician burnout, according to a survey conducted by Studer Group. The survey conducted late last year anonymously surveyed more than 350 practicing physicians and found that 54% said their leaders were not actively taking steps to treat and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 4
Recent studies found that sending patients text message alerts reminding them to take their medication increased their chances of complying. A paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine looked at 16 studies which collectively tracked 3,000 chronically ill patients in different countries...
