The hunger for bilingual nurses is higher than ever due to the growing number of patients in the U.S. whose first language is not English; yet the numbers of minority nurses and those who speak a second language do not match the increasing patient population. For example, Hispanics currently...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 2
In the past, most hospitals have relied on clinical data to evaluate physician performance, but more and more organizations are recognizing that skills and knowledge are only a part of what defines a good physician.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 1
A medical facility's culture, size, and location (urban or rural) will dictate the specifics of medical staff leaders' duties, but all medical staff leader job descriptions should contain some common criteria.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 50
Once the application is complete and verified, the medical staff has opportunities to speed up the credentialing and privileging process. A hospital can opt to use "expedited credentialing" for applications that "do not raise concern."
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 48
Leaders often struggle to delegate. However, the ability to delegate responsibility for day-to-day decision-making and problem solving is an important leadership skill. Delegating is appropriate for people who are self-reliant achievers-people who are competent and committed and who therefore do...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 47
Leadership is a developed set of competencies including behavioral attributes, knowledge, skills, and tools that enable an organization to effectively and continuously adapt to changing internal and external environmental requirements.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 45
It is difficult for physician leaders to balance the job of being a physician with that of being a physician leader. Many potential leaders don't have the necessary management skills and medical staff duties can be time consuming. Also, practices are busier than ever or may be struggling as...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 26
Dear medical staff leader:
Truly effective medical staffs must govern themselves, credential and privilege new practitioners, and monitor the quality of care provided by these practitioners.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 25
In last week's edition of this newsletter, I discussed the privileging challenges presented by low- and no-volume providers. As an increasing number of family medicine and internal medicine physicians begin to use hospitalists and spend less time in the hospital...
