Physicians with mental and behavioral health problems have a successful rehabilitation rate similar to that found for substance abuse disorders, 74 to 75%, and physicians with these disorders can safely be monitored while continuing to practice medicine, according to a study by the Physician...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 6
It has been my experience that effective, high-performing medical staff organizations have goals. And goals are much more likely to be achieved if all the members of the medical executive committee know what the goals are and are working together to achieve them. Here are some goals that I've...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 5
We recognize that change is not always easy for many individuals who serve as medical staff leaders or who work in medical staff services. What is perceived as good news to the CEO or board may be negatively received by the medical staff professional or the chief of staff. After all, there may...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 5
Assessments of physicians' competence should incorporate peer review based upon realistic performance standards, meaningful practice outcomes, and systems-based quality, writes a Canadian physician in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 4
Last week, I wrote about the "Seven Deadly Sins" for medical staff leaders. I received a number of comments on the column and was asked to provide the following as related to medical staff professionals.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 4
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) , one of three members of Congress who in 2006 requested an investigation of The Joint Commission from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), said last week that the recently released report confirmed a need for more government oversight of the accrediting agency and...
