Articles in Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 24 Issue 1

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 24, Issue 1

EPIC is up and running-quietly

January 1, 2014

After a soft launch in April 2013, the electronic credentialing verification offering from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), the Electronic Portfolio of International Credentials (EPIC), is quietly ramping up. And that's according to plan, says William C. Kelly,...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 24, Issue 1

Book Excerpt: Set, communicate, and achieve buy-in to ­expectations

January 1, 2014

When practitioners join your medical staff, what do you expect of them? In short, you expect them to be a good practitioner. The problem is that every practitioner has a different picture of what being good means.

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 24, Issue 1

Credentialing and privileging psychologists

January 1, 2014

Psychologists practice in an increasingly varied range of healthcare settings. This article provides an overview of the educational and practice options that are available to psychologists along with some of the recent regulatory changes that may affect the credentialing of psychologists.

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 24, Issue 1

What do credentialing professionals bring to the ACO discussion?

January 1, 2014

Credentialing professionals are uniquely qualified to provide insight into patient experience and cost-saving and waste-reduction efforts.

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 24, Issue 1

MSB 2013 index

January 1, 2014

MSB 2013 index

Leadership

Case reviews in the ED. Aug., p. 1.

Does your organization have a utilization management committee? Nov., p. 1.

Exploring the

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Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 24, Issue 1

Leadership equation: 7C + 1 = success

January 1, 2014

The way an organization handles conflict is often determined by its culture. A good starting point is to be consciously aware of your organization's primary approach to conflict.