A new report from the Arch Collaborative says 62% of nurses reported being pleased with their overall electronic health record (EHR) experience, compared with just 16% of physicians. The group surveyed 70,000...
This year will feature several significant trends and developments for physician assistants (PA), says Dawn Morton-Rias, EdD, PA-C, president and CEO of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, advisory consultant with The Greeley Company and president of PRO-CON, an Illinois-based medical staff services consulting group, answers the question "If PAs can be trained based on the privileges of their supervisory physician, is this true for nurse...
Beyond having detailed requirements for membership, privileging criteria, and other applicable policies, FPPE and OPPE for AHPs is needed to provide an initial review of new practitioners and a sustained review of each reappointment application. Best practice is a comparative analysis of OPPE...
Up-close access to industry insiders, scads of CME credits, and unrivaled night life are just a few reasons to register for the 2019 CRC Symposium, kicking off February 26 in Las Vegas.
It’s estimated that around 1,500 surgeries each year end with a retained surgical item (RSI). These patients often experience frequent infections, pain, bowel blockage, and other complications—and to add insult to injury, patients then need to be operated on again to remove the RSI.
