The arrival of March means one thing: Spring isn’t far away, even for those of us who are currently in the (very wide) Snow Belt. The Credentialing Resource Center is looking forward to our own version of “March madness,” sans basketball. Here are some highlights of the upcoming month...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 1, Issue 1
The Department of Health and Human Services announced a $195 million grant to support the Hospital Preparedness Program, which will go to healthcare providers to help handle outbreaks of Ebola in the U.S.
When added to funds already received by the Public Health...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 8
A recent survey of 49,000 adults across the country conducted by the Ponemon Institute found that incidents of medical identity theft increased by nearly 22% in 2014 from the previous year.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 8
Contradicting a long-held belief that patients rate their care higher if it’s provided in nicer facilities, a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that clinical care assessments did not improve with...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 8
"It doesn't matter whether your organization is negotiating a hostage situation or trying to salvage your biggest account; a wise leader will be present and involved."
- Bernard Marr, a performance management expert, discusses the qualities of a successful leader in an article on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 8
HCPro is working on a new book about focused professional practice evaluations (FPPE) and we’d like you to be a part of it. Our goal for this book is to feature the policies, dashboards, indicator lists, and other forms your organization uses to conduct FPPE....
Patients often go online to find diagnoses, drug information, and details about their physicians. But do professional standards prevent physicians from doing the same to patients? Sometimes, the practice is acceptable—most other times, it isn’t, according to the authors of a paper in the...
The new and very much improved Credentialing Resource Center website is on the launchpad, and following field tests, you’ll be able to see what we’ve done.
Which brings me to this electronic weekly. Your Credentialing Resource Center Insider is not only getting a new look...
Overall hospital prices declined 0.5% in January, and were 0.1% less than a year ago, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported this week. Prices for the subgroup of general medical and surgical hospitals declined 0.6%, and were 0.1% less than in January 2014, according to the BLS'...
Last week, graduating osteopathic medical students learned where they will be doing their osteopathic medical residencies when the American Osteopathic Assocation (AOA) released the DO Match results. More than 2,900 individuals participated in the AOA Intern/Resident Registration Program,...
