"It doesn't matter whether your organization is negotiating a hostage situation or trying to salvage your biggest account; a wise leader will be present and involved."
- Bernard Marr, a performance management expert, discusses the qualities of a successful leader in an article on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 8
HCPro is working on a new book about focused professional practice evaluations (FPPE) and we’d like you to be a part of it. Our goal for this book is to feature the policies, dashboards, indicator lists, and other forms your organization uses to conduct FPPE....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 8
Time is running out to register for the Credentialing Resource Center Symposium at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Join us, March 12-13 as we bring MSPs and medical staff leaders to learn how to:
Conquer credentialing and privileging challenges
Educate and
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 7
Following the news earlier this month that Anthem was the victim of a data breach in which the personal information of about 80 million people was compromised, attention has been refocused on keeping medical data secure. Has this incident or any...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 6
We’re just a month out from the Credentialing Resource Center Symposium in Las Vegas so if you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time. Click here to register or...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 5
This week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider features a brief about the latest Physician Lifestyle Report from Medscape. There’s more information...
The medical staff exists to ensure the quality of care, which is dependent primarily on individuals granted privileges in the organization. The way the organized medical staff accomplishes this is through competency determination across the lifetime of a practitioner at the...
CMS’ 2014 final rule clarified its position that categories of non-physician practitioners could be included on the medical staff; it also enabled medical staffs to privilege registered dietitians (RD) and other nutrition professionals to order therapeutic patient diets. However, these...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 3
In last week’s edition of Medical Staff Leader Insider, I briefly discussed preventing violence in hospitals. Sadly, after the fatal shooting of a surgeon in Boston...
