Some states, such as Maryland, have implemented mandatory prescription drug monitoring programs to help address the opioid crisis. Such programs require both prescribers and pharmacists to not only report when controlled substances are prescribed/dispensed, but also query the database and...
A recent study published in JAMA Surgery indicates a correlation between collegial reports of unprofessional behavior and a surgeon’s rate of postoperative complications. Researchers collected data on surgeons and patients from two academic medical centers for operations occurring...
Is it appropriate for the medical executive committee (MEC) to reject a credentials committee recommendation and forward its own recommendation to the governing board? Absolutely.
Join us on Tuesday, August 13 from 1:00-2:30 pm ET for our webinar Enrollment Solutions: Improving Payer Approvals, presented by Amy M. Niehaus, MBA, CPMSM, CPCS.
Lengthy enrollment turnaround times with commercial payers...
For some hospital systems, unifying medical staffs isn’t always the best option. In such situations, perhaps partial unification might be a better choice.
Ask a physician leader what his or her job is, and you might get a blank stare. Eventually a vague description may follow such as, "Leading the medical staff," or "Running the department." Is it any wonder that some physicians perform their leadership roles poorly? We haven't taken the time to...
