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Issue 6, June 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Share primary source verification documents with sister hospitals

  Hospital mergers and acquisitions are occurring with greater frequency than ever, and the trend...

• Recent New Mexico law requires hospitals to report terminated employees to the state medical board

  At the beginning of 2012, New Mexico expanded its state laws regarding reporting settlements...

• New policy lays the term 'board eligibility' to rest

  Gone are the days when physicians could claim they were board eligible, even if they finished...

• A medical staff leader's guide to change management

  At Better Times Hospital's ­medical staff redesign retreat, the guiding coalition emerged with...

• Institute shines spotlight on physician-patient relationship

  Travel back 100 years, and you will find William ­Osler, the "father of modern...

• Under what circumstances should the medical staff report a physician to the NPDB?

  Reporting a physician to the NPDB is not to be taken lightly, and ­hospitals must understand...

Issue 5, May 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Online access to medical notes empowers patients and may improve health

  Mention to a group of physicians that patients should have ready access to their medical notes, and...

• Population health: A new way of thinking about managed care and physician payment structures

  In the 1990s, the term "managed care" had a negative connotation, as patients perceived...

• Arkansas Supreme Court puts the kibosh on negligent credentialing as a cause of action

  The Arkansas Supreme Court recently opted not to recognize negligent credentialing as a cause of...

• A medical staff leader's guide to change management

  The day of the medical staff strategic planning retreat for Better Times Hospital has arrived. The...

• The hospitalist program paradox: Solution or enabler?

  by Richard A. Sheff, MD, principal and chief medical officer at The Greeley Company, a division of...

Issue 4, April 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Improve patient satisfaction scores to get the most out of your CMS reimbursement

  Every healthcare provider will tell you that patients are customers, and customers can take their...

• Is money the primary force driving physicians into medical staff leadership positions?

  Whenever medical staff leaders discuss medical staff engagement and alignment, talk of money...

• A medical staff leader's guide to change management

  Editor’s note: This is the third installment of a series on change management by William K...

• Create expectations for medical staff members that go beyond conditions of appointment

  If you took on a new job, you’d expect your employer to tell you what your duties entailed...

• Hospital incident reporting systems not up to snuff; events fall through the cracks

  According to a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) ­report, Hospital Incident Reporting...

• The quest for value in healthcare

  Back in 2007, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement created the Triple Aim, which challenges...

Issue 3, March 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Physician employment may be a losing game, but one worth playing

  Two-thirds of physicians are requesting to be ­employed by hospitals and health systems...

• A medical staff leader's guide to change management

  Today, the medical staff president, hospital CEO, and board chair of Better Times Hospital are...

• Don't let your iPad get in the way of good bedside manner

  In the medical setting, electronic devices are supposed to help improve communication between...

• Seven tips for slashing ED wait times with limited resources

  As anyone who works in an ED knows, long wait times are not an ED-specific issue. Most of the time...

• MSPs without borders: Rethinking traditional roles

  Most of us are familiar with the humanitarian organization Doctors Without ­Borders. The...

Issue 2, February 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Nurse practitioners improve discharges, reduce readmissions, and save hospitals money

  A recent study from Loyola University Medical ­Center illustrates how adding a nurse...

• Joint Commission narrows definition of disruptive behavior with new terminology

  Starting with the next edition of The Joint Commission's Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for...

• A medical staff leader's guide to change management

  The medical executive committee (MEC) at Better Times Hospital has proportional representation...

• Joint Commission and SGS collaborate to offer ISO certification to hospitals and critical access hospitals

  It makes perfect sense-if hospitals standardize their clinical operations through accreditation...

• HRSA ranks state licensing boards' compliance with NPDB and HIPDB reporting requirements

  In an effort to improve the accuracy of the data contained within the National Practitioner Data...

• Patient Safety Organizations: A healthier approach to conducting medical staff peer review

  Many states protect medical staff peer review information from discovery, meaning that a...

Issue 1, January 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• ACO final rule opens the door for previously reluctant participants, but critics remain

  Physicians and healthcare organizations that were on the fence about participating in an...

• ABMS now publicly reports whether physicians keep up with MOC requirements

  Since the ABMS established its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process, hospitals and health...

• National Practitioner Data Bank restricts information available to public

  The National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) is taking a stand to protect the identities of...

• 2011 medical staff and credentialing book index

  Medical Staff Standards Crosswalk: A Quick Reference Guide to The Joint Commission, CMS, HFAP, and...

• Medical Staff Briefing 2011 index

  Medical Staff Briefing 2011 index

• Reduce case review with rule and rate indicators

  Because I travel a lot, I receive numerous surveys and comment cards from airlines, car rental...