One of the biggest challenges facing hospital medical staffs today is obtaining sufficient information to accurately document practitioner competency. It is easy to confirm that a practitioner held medical staff appointment at a healthcare facility and whether or not he or she...
Credentialing is not a static process and will constantly evolve into a more efficient and supportive process, says Hugh Greeley, one of the featured speakers at the 2015 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium. Below, Greeley explains how studying the history of credentialing can...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 7
Although the Latino population in the country has steadily grown, the number of Latino physicians per capita fell steeply over a 30-year period, according to a study published in Academic Medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 6
At the request of the Minnesota Legislature, the Task Force on Foreign-Trained Physicians was convened to address barriers that prevent foreign-trained physicians from practicing in the state. The task force recently issued a report of its findings.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 2
Change. It's a dirty word to many of us, but as a healthcare worker today, it is inevitable. I doubt there are many of us whose jobs have not been impacted by the changes in our nation's healthcare system. Hospital systems are merging, functions are being centralized, and more...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 4
Hospital admissions declined 2% in 2013 to 35.4 million, according to the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) latest statistics. In 2012, 36.2 million admissions were reported.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 3
West Palm Beach police recently took a teen into custody after he was found roaming the halls of St. Mary’s Medical Center wearing a stethoscope and a white lab coat with the hospital’s logo and “anesthesiology” stitched on it.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 2
In response to the growing threat of violence, the Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital formed its own police department and swore in its first five officers this week.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 1
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently ruled that a hospital’s medical staff did have legal standing to sue the hospital’s administration, overturning two lower court decisions.
