MEC members and other medical staff leaders are required to encourage and participate in quality improvement (QI) activities in their healthcare organizations.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 13
A physician conduct policy establishes clear expectations to which all medical staff members must adhere. Keep the following in mind when developing such expectations:
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 11
An important support system and core process for the medical staff is communication. Effective communicate can promote a sense of ownership and participation among the large body of physicians who spend only a small portion of their time at the hospital.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 11
Sometimes it is not truly the group that makes the decision, but rather a few dominant individuals who monopolize the discussion and leave no room for less aggressive meting attendees to speak. Those who are hesitant to voice their opinion might need encouragement, and a participatory-style...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 9
In August, Paul Levy, CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), in Boston, began writing an Internet Web log ("blog") called "Running a Hospital." Recently, Levy has received a mixture of praise and criticism for publishing hospital infection rates on his blog.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 5
Assessments of physicians' competence should incorporate peer review based upon realistic performance standards, meaningful practice outcomes, and systems-based quality, writes a Canadian physician in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 4
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) , one of three members of Congress who in 2006 requested an investigation of The Joint Commission from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), said last week that the recently released report confirmed a need for more government oversight of the accrediting agency and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 3
The investigative arm of Congress on Jan. 16 reported that The Joint Commission and its not-for-profit educational and consulting affiliate, Joint Commission Resources (JCR), have made progress in the past several years to prevent improper sharing of facility-specific information, though...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 2
Alex Zakharia, a Miami-Dade heart surgeon, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit for allegedly exaggerating his qualifications about his experience doing open-heart surgery while giving a deposition for the plaintiff in a Michigan malpractice case.
