http://www.surgicenteronline.com Physician practices will soon have new online resources to help enhance patient safety. The Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET), the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) have received a grant from The Commonwealth Fund to develop three educational, Web-based tools for physician practices. The tools, titled […]

http://www.murfreesboropost.com Three physicians, George Smith, Steve Smith and George Hester, along with community volunteer Buck Bouldin, were honored at the annual MD Gala Friday night in the MTSU James Union Building’s Tennessee Room. Dr. George Smith was named Physician of the Year; Dr. Steven Smith, Clinical Excellence Award; Dr. Hester the Olin Williams Distinguished Service […]

Assessing and documenting privilege competency is a major focus of the 2007 and 2008 Joint Commission Hospital Standards. In addition to physicians, competency evaluation requirements also apply to mid level providers, i.e., Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Nurses, who are privileged through the medical staff process. The American Academy of Physician Assistants, in collaboration with […]

http://blog.fos-society.com The American Medical Association (AMA), with the support of the AAOS and more than 60 other medical specialty societies, will be conducting a multi-specialty survey of America’s physician practices this year. The purpose of the survey is to collect up-to-date information on physician practice characteristics and professional practice expenses from virtually all physician specialties […]

PRNewswire Patients nationwide generally are very satisfied with the care they receive from their physicians, according to a year-end analysis of more than 25,000 surveys compiled by the online site http://www.DrScore.com. Almost half of the surveys gave the doctors scores of 10-extremely satisfied. Two-thirds gave ratings of 8, 9 or 10, meaning the patients were […]

http://www.watchmojo.com January 17, 2007 — Today, SureScripts, operators of the Pharmacy Health Information Exchange, announced that the first prescription has been transmitted electronically from physician to pharmacist in the nation’s capital. Less than one month after the Washington, D.C. Board of Pharmacy adopted new rules making electronic prescribing legal, a D.C.-based Rite Aid pharmacy became […]

http://knowledge.wpcarey.asu.edu Although single-physician practices still are dominant in the United States, multi-physician practices tend to provide better care for people who suffer heart attacks. Heart attack patients receive less-timely treatment and have worse chances of survival if they are treated by solo physicians rather than physicians from larger practices, according to a new study authored […]

Scott Ross, M.D. http://www.naplesnews.com Recently one of my patients asked me for some personal advice — on whether the patient should terminate a relationship with another physician. The doctor was in the midst of a nasty malpractice case, one publicized in the Daily News. Although it may not be a matter of the case being […]

Home Health-care costs are skyrocketing, making it more and more difficult for small employers and employees to obtain affordable health insurance and care. There are many factors that contribute to increased costs. One of the reasons is the ever-increasing medical malpractice insurance premiums for health-care providers. This situation is causing crisis in many areas of […]