Editor's Picks Encouraging patients to speak up about problems that occur during hospitalizations can improve patient experience and safety, recent research indicates. Patients are uniquely qualified to raise concerns about care because they are present for the entire episode of care. Earlier research has shown most patients do not raise concerns or file formal complaints, with hesitancy to speak up linked to several factors such as an expectation that complaining will not make a difference.  .png)
Many of the residents in the United States are international medical graduates, training here on a sponsored training or exchange visa, generally an H1-b or a J-1. The H1-b visa has a limit of five years before a change in status must occur (such as employment, and sponsorship for a U.S. Permanent Residency Card, colloquially known as a “green card”). Training residents on quality improvement (QI) is an ACGME focus area. The links between GME and quality are omnipresent throughout the accreditor’s CLER program. The ACGME also emphasizes QI in the Common Program Requirements, specifically in the sections detailing the rationale behind the quality requirements: Section VI.A.1.a).(2) and Section VI.A.1.b).(3).
Marketing Spotlight Clinicians are often unaware of the detailed steps of the credentialing process and are too embarrassed to ask. Now they have a go-to guide for credentialing, privileging, applying for medical licensure, verifications, and other sometimes-confusing topics.
The Clinician’s Quick Guide to Credentialing and Privileging is a quick reference guide for residents, new practitioners, and even seasoned physicians as they go through the credentialing/appointment process with hospitals and health plans. For each topic covered, the guide provides brief, easy-to-understand information to help clinicians understand the process and what is required before applying for a new clinical position.
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