In quality improvement circles, Just Culture came to healthcare with strong recommendations from other high-risk professions. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)'s patient safety glossary, a Just Culture is defined as "a culture that recognizes...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 6
The NCQA has released PCMH 2014, an update of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) standards that it uses to assess primary care practices seeking PCMH recognition.
Medtronic Inc. will pay the U.S. Department of Justice $9.9 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of funneling “millions of dollars in unrestricted grant money to physicians” to get them to encourage the use of Medtronic defibrillators and pacemakers in patients whose mild...
Citing feedback that required further research, The Joint Commission last week announced it will postpone implementation of its revised diagnostic imaging requirements for hospitals, critical access hospitals, and ambulatory care organizations. The changes were intended to take effect July 1...
New Mexico state police are investigating how a man who was not licensed as an emergency medical technician (EMT) managed to treat dozens of patients, including at least one state lawmaker during a legislative session, a police spokesman said last week. The man, identified as David Allen...
In the short term, hospitals may reap financial rewards by employing large numbers of physicians, wrote Richard Gunderman, MD, PhD, in a recent post on the Atlantic website. Over the longer term, however, the vitality of both individual physicians and the entire profession of medicine...
