We may think that a leader who says “I don’t know” may no longer inspire confidence and may lose the support of his or her troops. However, these words may provide inspiration and motivate teams to perform even better, writes Kevin R. Campbell, MD, FACC, in his October 7 blog post.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 40
The federal sequester took a 2% bite out of Medicare reimbursements, and healthcare reform and other forces have led to lower inpatient volumes for many providers. Now hospitals are turning to outsourcing to save money, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. Traditionally, hospitals and...
The Oklahoma state medical board last week adopted a policy meant to clarify guidelines for the practice of telemedicine. The Oklahoma Medical Board’s position statement defines a face-to-face encounter “by telemedicine,” which can include sessions with approved audio and video devices. The...
Much has been said about the unexpectedly high interest in insurance exchanges, as evidenced by opening-day technical problems in many states. As issues get solved and more people enroll, other aspects of the Affordable Care Act are kicking into gear.
Sixty wrong-patient/wrong-site/wrong-procedure sentinel events were reported during the first half of 2013, according to the October edition of The Joint Commission Perspectives. Other sentinel events near the top of the list were unintended retention of a foreign object and delay in...
Physicians who provide telemedicine services in Massachusetts should be licensed by the state, especially because they’re diagnosing patients without doing so in person, a lawyer for the Massachusetts Medical Society said. “When you’re talking about diagnosis, that’s a really critical area,”...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 39
Primary care physicians and mid-level staff continue to be in high demand as healthcare organizations prepare for coordinated care and the Affordable Care Act. The Association for Staff Physician Recruiters’ 2013 In-House Physician Recruitment Benchmarking Report finds that nearly 70% of...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 39
OPPE/FPPE presentations drew some of the larger crowds at last week’s NAMSS conference, and practitioner evaluation in general was a hot topic. Balancing an organization’s needs against accreditation requirements is no easy task. It’s vital to understand what regulators and accreditors are...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 39
Millions of Americans visited new online health insurance exchanges as enrollment opened on Tuesday, suggesting a broad national appetite for the affordable coverage touted under the Affordable Care Act of 2010. But many people quickly encountered technological problems that prevented them from...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 1, Issue 39
New York State’s new laws requiring healthcare facilities to report the number of personnel who have been vaccinated and to supervise unvaccinated staff to ensure the appropriate use of masks is “absolutely consistent with sound and ethical public policy,” according to a Viewpoint posted Monday...
