The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently published online its 2008 State Snapshots, which includes the strengths and weaknesses of each state’s quality information. Collected for the National Healthcare Quality Report, the data will be used to analyze healthcare quality and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 27
There are few opportunities for physician leaders to come together, share ideas, and learn from each other’s successes. The Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium is a unique forum created to foster communication between new and experienced physician leaders from across the country.
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 27
Try a PowerPoint presentation with a little kick, says Dana Crowell, CPMSM, director of medical staff services at Longmont (CO) United Hospital. When a Joint Commission survey is imminent, Crowell gives a presentation that covers medical staff, credentialing, and privileging...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 27
You’ve designed a physician reporting mechanism and are getting ready to distribute your first set of report cards—but do you have the right policies in place?
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 27
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 26
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is launching a one-year Open Notes campaign, which will enable 25,000 to 35,000 patients to read the notes their physicians write after each visit, according to ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 26
A key part to any credentialing application is the attestation, acknowledgement, and release forms. These documents protect not only your organization, but also the organizations that release information to you throughout the credentialing process. When developing the acknowledgment section,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 26
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 24
In the June 4 issue of MS Leader Connection, we reported that hospitals aren’t reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank as often as they should, according to “Hospitals Drop the Ball on Physician Oversight,” published by Public...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 24
During disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, and tornados, your staff may be so pumped up on adrenaline that it forgets one of the basic elements of an efficient operation: adequate rest. After Hurricane Rita ripped through Louisiana in 2005, Christus St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles...
