Presenting patients with a diverse workforce at hospitals and healthcare institutions can lead to better patient outcomes. Researchers from the University of Southern California found that patients are less likely to trust physicians and follow medical instructions if they feel they are being...
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 10
"You're supposed to have an emotional connection with 20 new people a day. Not many jobs require that ... And if the patient doesn't get better, you have the feelings of guilt or failing."
- Keely Fischbach, MD, discusses the personal toll of her role as a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 10
Our 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium is less than a month away. If you plan to join us April 7-8 at the Orlando Hyatt Regency, time is running out to book a room at the discounted...
In today’s quick tip, Credentialing Resource Center Symposium speaker Carol S. Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, sets some parameters for accepting primary source information from locum tenens agencies.
The success of a credentials committee depends on the processes and people involved. InThe Credentials Committee Manual,former credentials committee member/chair Mark A. Smith, MD, MBA, FACS...
This week, CRC Daily covers credentialing. Peer evaluations, which speak to a practitioner’s current competence and abilities, play a key role in this process. MSPs and medical staff leaders must set guidelines for selecting peers who can provide high-quality, trustworthy, and timely...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 9
“The theory was that when all providers keep electronic records and they are linked together via electronic networks, patient records will be instantly available anytime, anywhere patients require care. Regrettably, it’s not that simple.”
- Merle Bushkin discusses the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 9
HCPro is researching a book that would include peer review benchmarking data and case studies from organizations who have revamped their peer review programs. The focus will be actual short and long term impacts of implementing practices intended to make peer review less...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 9
A recently released study by Avalere Health finds that many states are facing significant shortages of primary care physicians. About 57 million Americans live in communities that lack a satisfactory number of primary care physicians to meet needs.
