As we approach the end of the year, the AMA reports that it has worked to stop proposed scope of practice expansions for advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) in eight states. The AMA says it collaborated with state medical and osteopathic associations and national specialty societies to...
Organizations must enlist and authorize advanced practice professionals (APP) for practice according to all applicable requirements, their available resources, and their medical staff’s comfort level. Once an organization has decided to move forward with development of an APP authorization...
Coaching programs can help health systems address physician well-being and retention. Physicians benefit from coaching by having dedicated time to pause and focus on their own development with a confidential thought-partner, says Ashley Villani, MBA, senior organization...
Proactive recruitment means finding physicians on the medical staff who have the ability to lead, but whose talents may not have come to the notice of others. Using surveys is one tool to ferret out potential leaders.
A Florida family medicine physician will stop offering in-person care to her unvaccinated patients.
"This is a public health emergency — the health of the public takes priority over the rights of any given individual in this situation," Linda Marraccini, MD, wrote in a...
With the rise of hospitalists, ambulatory surgery centers, and endoscopy suites, almost all hospitals find themselves confronting a growing number of low- and no-volume providers. At the same time, regulators have raised the bar regarding the need to link privileges with demonstrated current...
