On this Episode of the ASC Podcast with John Goehle we discuss the latest news in the ASC Industry including a discussion of OSHA 300 Reporting, reviewing the difference between a policy and a protocol, a discussion about the Medical Advisory or Executive Committee and in our focus segment, we discuss Credentialing and Privileging and interview Amanda Penrod with RFX Solutions about Credentialing documentation pitfalls. 

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This episode is sponsored by Surgical Information Systems, triValence, Medserve and  Ambulatory Healthcare Strategies.

Notes and Resources from this Episode:

• ShiftKey Results of its study looking into what influenced newer nurses, or those who considered becoming nurses but decided not to, in making their decisions.
  • https://www.shiftkey.com/resources/news/shiftkey-report-social-media-gen-z-and-the-future-of-nursing
• Becker’s Health IT from May 16th- Nurses are becoming concerned about AI in healthcare.
  • https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/healthcare-information-technology/nurses-call-for-pause-on-healthcare-ai.html?origin=BHRE&utm_source=BHRE&utm_medium=email&utm_content=newsletter&oly_enc_id=0573H1191845C8E
• Amanda Pendrod – RFX Solutions:
  • https://www.rfxsolutions.com/

 

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