Assess how hospitals can assign responsibility for artificial intelligence (AI) oversight, respond to physician performance concerns, and incorporate competency into existing medical staff policies without getting ahead of evolving standards.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 11
Patient safety conversations often center on hospital-acquired infections, falls, medication errors, and surgical complications. However, the industry is increasingly recognizing another source of preventable harm: failures in care coordination.
Life safety compliance in ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) often centers on highly visible systems, but some of the most significant risks can stem from issues that receive far less attention during day-to-day operations.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 10
When working with staffing vendors, it is important to have a contract in place that clearly states which party is responsible for various components of the credentialing process.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 10
Regulatory investigations, civil litigation, criminal enforcement actions, and reputational damage can all follow when hospitals fail to detect, document, and respond appropriately to controlled substance loss or misuse.
As allied health practitioners’ scope of practice continues to evolve, hospitals should consider forming a subcommittee to better manage the workload involved with credentialing and privileging these providers.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 10
A recent case examines the tension between a physician’s efforts to obtain information about a disputed recertification decision and the confidentiality protections afforded to medical peer review.
Learn where coordination between practices and hospital credentialing departments breaks down, how organizations can reduce rework, and what it takes to keep provider information accurate and current across workflows.
Through its new accreditation, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is reshaping accreditation around outcomes, community impact, and digital trust. But what does an outcomes-focused accreditation model look like in practice?
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 10
