CMS has terminated its Medicare agreement with Yorkville Endoscopy, a New York City clinic that came under scrutiny following Joan Rivers’ death after an outpatient procedure. In a letter sent to the clinic last week, the agency said it is terminating the Medicare agreement Jan. 31 because...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 2
Mark your calendars for March 12-13, 2015 for the return of the Credentialing Resource Center Symposium at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Join us as we bring MSPs and medical staff leaders together to discover innovative approaches to top medical staff challenges.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 2
In response to the growing threat of violence, the Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital formed its own police department and swore in its first five officers this week.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 2
Final-year medical residents reported being heavily recruited by hospitals, medical groups, and other organizations in response to the continuing physician shortage, according to the results of survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 2
At the Credentialing Resource Center Symposium in Las Vegas, March 12-13, 2015, speaker Todd Sagin, MD, JD, will address several hot-button medical staff issues. Below, he answers a question...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 2
“Rather than viewing a ‘still image’ of the care experience, organizations need to capture ‘moving video’ feedback that more accurately reflects the post-discharge clinical situation for as many individual patients as possible.”
- Tom Scaletta, MD,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 2
This week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider features a brief about a hospital forming its own police department. I feel like every few weeks I hear about another violent incident at a hospital. With this in mind, is forming a police...
A physician’s ability to explain, listen, and empathize has a profound impact on a patient’s care, stated Nirmal Joshi, MD, chief medical officer for Pinnacle Health System, in The New York Times earlier this week. However, one survey found that two out of three patients are...
National and international medical congresses encourage attendees to “tweet” about the conferences on Twitter, but physicians are finding it’s not that easy to accurately share news from meetings on social media. Medical conferences often provide hashtags for attendees to use, to indicate their...
