The Joint Commission’s new survey scoring system features clear visuals, emphasizes patient safety, and engages hospital leaders, according to compliance experts. But inconsistent surveyor application is one early glitch in the matrix.
If you believe half of what you read, just north of 50% of physicians nationwide, on average, are suffering from burnout. When they hear this, many medical staff leaders react by saying there is probably some burnout in their facilities, but it is not that high. Others react by saying that...
Although not a new issue, with changes in lifestyle and practice, increased burnout, and staying in practice at later ages, physicians no longer want to spend one in three nights in the hospital. Medical Staff Briefing talked to medical staff experts to get solutions to...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 7
Increasingly, mergers and acquisitions are making strange bedfellows of acute, ambulatory, and postacute care facilities. As these newly aligned entities share practitioners and best practices, formalized credentialing is catching on across the care continuum.
The transition from medical school to residency is an aspect of physician training that has historically been overlooked in terms of research and modernization, according to Christopher J. Richards, MD, fellow in clinical instruction at Harvard Medical School in Boston. In...
Our topic for this column is one that is not often written about or focused on by various regulatory bodies. No one would argue that hospitals do not have their fair share of rules, regulations, policies, and procedures. Hospitals regularly schedule ongoing reviews of medical staff bylaws,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 6
For healthcare organizations, the provision of contract services continues to evolve. Traditionally, it was common to find hospitals contracting for housekeeping and food services. Today, given the increasing pressure on hospitals for financial viability and the advent of telehealth, it is not...
