In a recent conversation, CRCJ recently spoke with author Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, advisory consultant and chief credentialing officer at The Greeley Company. She described some of the emerging challenges as well as "traditional" ones that allied health...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 13
A recent survey of healthcare employers conducted by Health eCareers found that the number of healthcare positions will increase but finding qualified candidates to fill those roles will be challenging.
In preceding months, we looked at the design of an OPPE system for general performance metrics that could affect the entire medical staff, including clinical quality case review, professionalism, and medical record documentation. Although I said in last month's column we would wrap up this...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 12
Emotional exhaustion, feeling depersonalized towards patients and colleagues, and having a reduced sense of accomplishment are warning signs that a physician may be burned out.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 11
Results of a survey recently conducted by healthcare solutions group Geneia found that 51% of physicians considered a career option outside of clinical practice at some point during their career.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 10
A report released this week by the American Hospital Association (AHA) finds that hospitals supported nearly $2.6 trillion in activity to the U.S. economy in 2013.
Every peer review committee member must be aware of the ethical and legal issues they may face when carrying out their committee responsibilities and activities. In most states, laws protect peer review activities, but the committee and its members must still take precautions to maintain that...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 3
Healthcare organizations facing staffing shortages may resort to granting temporary privileges and using locum tenens physicians. However, without full credentials verification, credentialing and privileging professionals may clinically and legally endanger patients and healthcare...
This month, we continue to design an OPPE system that could be used in your facilty by looking at medical record completion as a communication performance measure. The examples offered in this series are just that--examples. They may or may not be relevant to the challenges in your organization...
