The Joint Commission (TJC) has published a list of the most frequently cited elements of performance (EP) from surveys conducted during 2021 to help healthcare organizations proactively address similar issues at their own facilities.
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%.
More than half (56.1%) of 2021 MSP Salary Survey respondents supervise others, an increase from 51.2% in 2020 and closer to the 56.5% in 2018. And supervisors’ teams are growing: Like their 2020 counterparts, 2021 respondents are likeliest to oversee three to four full-time equivalent (FTE)...
As of this month, all applicants seeking their initial physician licensure in Massachusetts or applying for license renewal through the state's Board of Registration in Medicine (BORIM) must complete training on implicit bias. Massachusetts joins several other states that already require similar...
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, recently released an advisory to address a growing threat of health worker burnout. The advisory provides recommendations for how to address this issue, with steps that stakeholders can take to make changes in the systems, structures, and cultures that...
Sometimes the most difficult thing to accomplish at work is work. With telephone calls, meetings, and visitors, not to mention the deluge of mail, email, and internal memos, it can be almost impossible to get anything done. To accomplish more, you must evaluate your time management and analyze...
