HCPro's MSP Salary Survey asks respondents to name the entities that accredit their organization. Since 2012, the percentage of respondents who have selected DNV has doubled, from 4% of respondents to 8% in 2015. DNV entered the accreditation fray in 2008, when it was granted deeming status by...
The Appellate Court of Illinois for the First Judicial District (the "Court") affirmed a trial court's decision to summarily dismiss a physician's claim of breach of contract against a hospital. The Court found that the hospital is immune from civil damages under the Illinois Hospital Licensing...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 6
At the same time that the physician population overall is aging, a growing physician shortage is making many institutions anxious to hold on to every practitioner they can.
As the country's population continues to grow older, hospitals and medical staffs may struggle with how to monitor the skills and abilities of their physicians who are also advancing in age. According to a study released earlier this year by the Association of American Medical Colleges on the...