Since The Joint Commission launched the FPPE concept and the related OPPE, hospitals have struggled to find their ideal method for performing and tracking these processes.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 5
A well-maintained medical staff library can serve as an essential resource for not only members of the medical staff but also nurses, residents, and the entire hospital community. With limited budgets and free space at a premium, many hospitals are making a switch to an online...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 17
Although physicians and hospitals continue to push for more collaborative care with multidisciplinary teams, they have a number of hurdles to overcome before realizing the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 15
What happens when you are creating your ED call lists and one specialty requests to be able to pick their own physician in another specialty? When Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Fla., faced this exact request, it made a good-faith effort to meet it.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 4
Each year on March 30, hospitals across the country express their appreciation for their physicians by celebrating National Doctors' Day. Eudora Brown Almond of Winder, Ga., the wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, observed the first Doctors' Day in 1933 by mailing greeting cards and...
Ask any physician and he or she will likely tell you about some of the glaring flaws in the medical malpractice system that can be costly for every party involved, including hospitals, physicians, malpractice insurance providers, and patients.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 12
By holding group appointments with patients with similar medical concerns, physicians can increase availability and improve health outcomes, which should go a long way in helping to alleviate the looming physician shortage. Click the link above to read more.
