Medical records completion has long been a difficult area for hospitals, but there's a lot more than convenience on the line if these records aren't completed in a timely manner. Following is a sample policy and procedure for medical records completion from The Top 45 Medical...
A long-standing survey practice of The Joint Commission is to request a copy of the operating room schedule on the day the surveyor(s) are to visit the OR and then select specific practitioner files to compare their privileges to the procedures they are performing on that given day. This may...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 7
“Without the insights of seasoned real-world doctors and nurses, apps could end up with the same safety issues that are plaguing electronic health records, many of which were also developed with little regard to physician or nurse input.”
- Jaan Sidorov, MD,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 6
“There is simply no reason for the United States… should lag so conspicuously behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to our ability to track, document, and analyze the many millions of diagnoses made each day in this country.”
- Kristi...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 5
“ABIM clearly got it wrong. We launched programs that weren't ready and we didn't deliver an MOC program that physicians found meaningful. We want to change that.”
- Richard J. Baron, MD, MACP, president and CEO of the American Board of Internal...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 2
Thinking of implementing a unified, integrated medical staff across your healthcare system? The journey may start with a close look at your state regulations.
While the basic concept of peer review has remained the same over the years?the evaluation of a physician's competencies and ability to deliver safe and effective care?the ways it is performed and evaluated, and who falls into the peer review bucket, has changed
“I see the experience of burnout not as something to be eradicated, shamed, attacked, or avoided, but as something to experience with full participation and curiosity.”
- Lisa Chu, MD, discusses burnout in a blog post on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 3
“Humility does not mean that one has no pride in accomplishments. Humility means that previous accomplishments mean nothing in terms of what one should do next.”
-Robert M. Centor, MD, discusses humility in medical leaders in a blog post on...
