This week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider features an article about hospitals offering online emergency room appointment bookings. Personally, I like the idea of being able to choose a time to show up instead of having to wait around. I wouldn’t be surprised if more hospitals...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 27
Now available! Physicians who accept or are assigned leadership positions are often left on their own to develop leadership skills and educate themselves about their responsibilities as medical staff leaders. The Medical Staff Leader’s Survival Guide aims to teach physicians how to become...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 27
To meet the obesity epidemic, medical students and physicians need better training about nutrition and physical activity, according to a report released by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 27
In an effort to expand medical services to the state’s residents, a new law in Illinois seeks to make it easier for retired and inactive physicians and nurses to volunteer at free medical clinics.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 27
Banning handshakes from healthcare settings may help reduce spreading disease, according to a recent editorial published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 27
The Federation of State Medical Boards has drafted an interstate compact to make it easier for physicians to practice in multiple states. The proposal could lead to increased use of telemedicine, which may help mitigate the nation’s physician shortage.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 27
In this week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider, I’ve included a piece about a proposal on banning handshakes in healthcare settings. Citing the low rates of hand washing program compliance, the authors suggest the ban to reduce the spread of disease. How can I not address this?...
Listen to health officials and you'll believe that tort reform—essentially, limits on individuals’ right to sue when they’re allegedly harmed receiving care—is necessary to stem the rising cost of healthcare. While it is true that healthcare costs continue to rise (but not as much as in the...
The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Wisconsin’s bid to begin enforcing a state law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, while a legal fight over the law plays out in lower federal courts. A federal judge is weighing a challenge to the law from Parent...
Propublica, dissecting data released by Medicare on payments made to health professionals in 2012, has uncovered some patterns in the data, the news outlet reported this week. Among its findings: Physicians with unusual billing patterns often have been disciplined by their state medical...
