Today, the medical staff president, hospital CEO, and board chair of Better Times Hospital are meeting to discuss a recent request. The cardiologists, CT surgeons, vascular surgeons, and interventional radiologists want to establish an integrated clinical service line, as...
A Thurston County (WA) Superior Court judge blocked a law that aimed to limit Medicaid patients to three non-emergent ED visits per year. The court ruled the state failed to follow proper procedures. Washington state's Health Care Agency (HCA) must now hold hearings and collect...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2
Access to the Internet has made it easier to track down credentialing information. The real job for credentialing specialists has become verifying the validity of such information. Training MSPs to spot the difference between credible and useless information is key to making the...
Starting with the next edition of The Joint Commission's Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals to be published this spring, The Joint Commission will change the term "disruptive behavior" to "behaviors that undermine a culture of safety." The accrediting agency...
Since the ABMS established its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process, hospitals and health systems have had at their fingertips additional information regarding certified physicians' current competence, and now the general public has access to that same information.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 1
A-C-O. It's only three letters, but to many in the healthcare industry they represent one of the most confusing developments in healthcare-accountable care organizations.
Start 2012 off with a bang with this bonus credentials files policy and procedure, free from HCPro. The policy will help you ensure that the right materials are contained in the medical staff credentials files. Keep in mind that storage options vary by institution and state laws...
Even four years after The Joint Commission introduced the concept of ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE), organizations still struggle with the details. HCPro's new book, The Complete Guide to OPPE, walks readers through the various questions that...
Editor's note: HCPro's new book, The Complete Guide to FPPE, is a great resource for any medical staff services department, as it combines the clinical, administrative, and legal aspects of focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) into one easy-to-use resource. Visit...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 12
Medical staff services departments (MSSD) are usually bombarded with applications and rarely have the staff members to keep up with it all. MSPs or MSSD directors find themselves searching for ways to do all their work with the same amount of people. Meanwhile, stricter...
