I’m sitting in my office, head in one hand, mocha in the other, trying to fulfill the request for privileging criteria, P&P, and an introduction letter to our medical staff for a procedure that is new to our facility and quite the stranger to me. The feeling of being stranded on a remote...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 12
On December 16, the EEOC added a section on how the COVID-19 vaccination interacts with the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) to its publication titled “What You...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 4
As the novel coronavirus remains a threat across the globe, healthcare organizations should brush up on procedures for handling and sharing protected health information (PHI) during the outbreak of an infectious disease.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 7
A study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) made headlines late last year when it proclaimed that overlapping surgeries didn’t increase the risk of postop complications. The...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 10
Teamwork. Partnership. Alliance. Relationship. Cooperation. These are a few of the words listed in the thesaurus as synonyms for “collaboration.” I would like to add a few more ideas to that list: trust building, idea sharing, a path to improvement, synergy, and success.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 8
As medical staff professionals, we never seem to run out of challenges—or, as the optimists among us may call them, “opportunities.” Some of these issues are simple, and others are less so. Our work is not always predictable. We deal with a variety of people and needs, sometimes under strange...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 3
What’s in your compliance code? Though not technically mandatory, best practices and, in some cases, plans of correction, call for hospitals to create a compliance program with a plan or code applicable to its operation.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 3
Pre-application forms have been utilized by hospitals and healthcare organizations for years as part of the initial application process. Proponents point out that it saves time and resources by identifying potential applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements for staff membership prior...