Performance indicators, also known as performance measures, are predefined competency areas in which a practitioner’s performance is evaluated. Traditionally, this evaluation has focused on clinical proficiency. Increasingly, however, organizations are expected to take a more holistic view of...
Miscommunication is more than a problem in healthcare—it’s a massive patient risk that can cause real harm. A December 2021 report published in the Journal of Patient Safety identified communication failures in 49% of medical malpractice claims between 2001 to 2011. Of those claims, 53...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 7
It seems like a paradox: As credentialing becomes more complex, MSPs are asked to credential practitioners even faster. Yet this is the case in most hospitals and health systems across the country. So how can MSPs reduce the number of days to process a credentialing file (also known as...
A group of Florida plastic surgeons is asking an appeals court to block emergency restrictions recently put into place by the Florida Board of Medicine. The restrictions are for gluteal fat grafting, also known as Brazilian butt lifts.
The...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 6
The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri (the "Court") denied a hospital's motion for summary judgment, finding that there were factual disputes that needed to be resolved by a jury regarding the plaintiff's claim of disability discrimination. A request for summary...
Physicians say they are most concerned about the public’s access to healthcare, according to a new Medscape report. Based on survey responses from more than 2,300 physicians in 29 specialties about the most important social issues, healthcare access was ranked the highest at 85%.
