Only 31% of physicians believe their workplace culture prioritizes their well-being, according to a recent survey by the Physician Foundation. This represents a 5% decline from a year ago.

Think of your hand on a smooth surface. When you’re a department chair evaluating a credentials file, that’s what it should be like, because most applications are smooth and have no red flags.

Did you know that members of the Credentialing Resource Center have access to a monthly column designed for medical staff leaders and their associates written by our longtime collaborators Hugh Greeley and Herman Williams, MD, MPH, MBA?

Vascular surgery is the medical specialty that involves the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the arterial,
venous, and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the heart and brain. Specialists in vascular surgery must
have advanced knowledge of and experience with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical
treatment, and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques.

This is the latest in a continuing series of articles designed for medical staff leaders and their associates. This month, Greeley and Williams discuss a possibly problematic situation that can arise during a merger when tensions are already running high.