Editor's note: The following excerpt is adapted from Credentials Committee Essentials Handbook by Richard A. Sheff, MD, and Robert J. Marder, MD. To order a copy of the book, or for more information, please visit www....
A tangled web is created by inappropriately intertwining stand-alone factors. Physician leaders must understand the difference between the following elements or risk unnecessary confusion:
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 22
As hospital and health systems examine how to improve the patient experience, one prominent constituency increasingly is not being considered to lead the effort: physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 5
Rosemary Dragon discusses how for MSPs, time can be an enemy when faced with looming deadlines, but it can also be your best friend when working with a red flag file.
One of the most common myths regarding medical staff governance is that only active staff can vote. The reality is there is no restriction as to who can vote: not from the CMS Conditions of Participation (CoP), not from The Joint Commission, not from any other national regulatory or...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 17
Over time, many medical staff governance decisions have become commonplace and traditional. Although not required by any regulatory agency or accreditation body, these decisions have become de facto truths for many medical staffs around the country. While options exist in many cases, medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 12
The Greeley Company has a number of new programs to offer, including one titled Training Physicians to Lead Clinical Integration, which comes to Colorado Springs on June 13. Click on the link above to learn more about this program and others.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 11
Based on reader feedback, Greeley has updated a number of seminars for 2013, including an all-new program on training physicians to lead clinical integration. Click the link above to read more about what Greeley has in store for 2013.