New scores in the Leapfrog Group’s Hospital Safety Grades report show hospitals are making are reducing avoidable deaths from errors and infections. The biannual report, which assigns A-F letter grades to approximately 2,500 general acute-care hospitals, showed that 46 hospitals have achieved an...
Although the goals of competency assessment are the same for advanced practice professionals (APP) and physicians, the way in which the medical staff goes about it may differ. The medical staff should work with APPs to develop the process, which may include defining specific quality indicators...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 4
The third largest health system in the United States, Providence St. Joseph Health System struggled with an issue common among health systems: how to bring together disparate data and develop one source of truth for provider data.
A poll of more than 350 physicians found that many of them provided patients with some lifestyle change recommendations to reduce the risk for disease but didn’t believe patients actually followed their advice.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 3
Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA), a multistate clinic and provider network specializing in chronic kidney failure treatment, agreed to a $3.5 million Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) violation settlement, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced February...
