Two articles in the August 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine highlight the difficulty in assessing the work product of physicians. The first article, “Quality Measures and the Individual Physician,” describes the difficulties encountered by a primary care physician, Danielle Ofri,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 37
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 36
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 36
Medical staff and administrative leaders must decide whether it is more beneficial for the parties involved to maintain separate accreditation providers or adopt the same one. “Arguably, if you applied the same standards across the board, you would be in compliance with The Joint Commission,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 36
In the physician recruitment cycle, we are at a critical stage when residents and fellows who completed training in 2010 have started practicing, and the members of the class of 2011 have started searching for their dream jobs in earnest. A Cejka Search focus group of 2011 residents and fellows...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 36
On July 16, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a series of revisions to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) that gives hospitals clear guidance during local and national emergencies.
