Patricia Furci, RN, MA, Esq., and Samuel J. Furci, MPA, tackle the issues medical staffs must be aware of regarding new reporting requirements. The updated National Practitioner Data Bank Guidebook was released on April 6, 2015. This is the first...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 30, Issue 16
A survey conducted by Medscape with residents may shed some light into the future of healthcare. More than 1,700 residents responded to the Residents Salary & Debt Report 2015.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 29
The Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) recently released its guide to help hospitals fully comply with recommended hand-hygiene guidelines.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 28
To help patients find the right physicians, non-profit news organization ProPublica launched Surgeon Scorecard, an online tool containing data on nearly 17,000 surgeons’ complication rates for several elective surgical procedures based on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 27
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, and the University of Michigan all plan to implement minimum volume standards on 10 procedures that are proven to be riskier when performed infrequently. The move comes after a report released by U.S. News & World Report which found...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 26
With patient satisfaction scores now factoring into Medicare reimbursements, healthcare providers are putting more emphasis on empathy training to improve physicians’ bedside manner.
This month, we discuss the 800-pound gorilla in the room: the impaired and uncooperative practitioner. We also speak to disruptive behavior issues that may affect impairment and regulatory reporting requirements.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 25
A jury ordered an anesthesiologist and her practice to pay $500,000 after a patient’s phone recorded the surgical team mocking him while he was sedated for a colonoscopy.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 23
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently launched STEPS Forward, a collection of interactive online educational modules, to help physicians reduce stress and find fulfillment in their work by redesigning their medical practices.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 22
The American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association recently released new guidelines outlining the principles for integrated leadership between physicians and hospitals.
