A common credentialing mistake is rushing through the process because of pressure to complete the credentialing ASAP.To this, Leslie Cox, BS, MHA, CPMSM, CPCS, senior director at Banner Health’s credentialing verification office in Phoenix says simply, “Never rush a file...
To carry out board-delegated responsibilities, an effective medical staff needs to control the quality of care rendered by medical staff members and other practitioners granted clinical privileges and to provide a structure whereby physicians have input in the institution’s decision-making....
"At the end of the day practicing medicine is an act of service. Each day, big or small, I try to do at least one thing to make a patient’s life better."
- Emily E. Dewar, a fourth-year medical student at McGovern Medical School in Houston emphasizes the importance of...
A new report from the Arch Collaborative says 62% of nurses reported being pleased with their overall electronic health record (EHR) experience, compared with just 16% of physicians. The group surveyed 70,000...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 4
The Supreme Court of Utah (the “Court”) affirmed a district court’s decision that there is no exception to the non-discoverability of privileged peer review documents for information that is provided in bad faith. An exception applies only in terms of liability; that is, a person who provides...
Collegial intervention is an administrative attempt to resolve issues informally, rather than go down the road of formal corrective action, which is difficult for all involved, says Sarah Coyne, partner at Quarles & Brady LLP.
