Researchers at Stanford University found that hospital-employed physicians were much more likely to refer patients to their hospital over other nearby hospitals. According to their study, based on 2009 Medicare data, hospital-employed physicians sent 83% of their patients to the hospital that...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 37
With a projected physician shortage reaching as high as 90,000 by 2025, the country will need to increase the number of physicians it produces each year. According to data from 2012, more than a quarter of the workforce was 60 years old or older.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 36, Issue 16
Being rude can affect medical performance and patient care, according to a study conducted by Tel Aviv University. Twenty-four Neonatal Intensive Care Unit teams from hospitals around Israel participated in a simulation exercise involving a premature infant suffering from necrotizing...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 35
Oklahoma State University will partner with six of the state’s hospitals to produce more primary care physicians for the state’s underserved communities. Once the program is fully implemented in 2021, it is expected to produce about 36 new physicians a year.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 9
The Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) is gearing up to ease telepsychology via an interstate compact process for providers. The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) is envisioned as an interstate practice compact to facilitate telehealth and temporary face...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 34
Police have arrested a Staten Island man on charges that he posed as a clinical psychologist and treated more than 100 patients over the course of three years. Donald R. Lee-Edwards faces several charges, including criminal sale of controlled substances, identity theft, and criminal...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 33
Some physicians are for robotic surgery; some are not. This is the issue of debate in an article on the website Lancaster Online. Physicians highlight the cons of robotic surgery, that it is more costly and not always the best minimally invasive option. It also comes with a steep learning curve...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 32
Providing feedback is essential to improving performance but can do more harm if presented the wrong way, according to a column appearing in the Harvard Business Review.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 31
By nature, I am an easygoing person and do not like to give a lot of direction, especially to the medical staff leaders that I "coach." I like to use the word coach because the medical staff members are the stars, and I believe that we, as medical staff services professionals, need to let them...
