Go back in time to the months leading up to your hospital's last survey--how were you preparing? I have no doubt that you were polishing things up, educating staff, and triple-checking that all of your ducks were in a row. Now, ask yourself how prepared your medical staff was...
This month we continue with a series on practical tips for medical staff leaders to deal with a host of challenges that they may encounter in their roles. The challenges and solutions are excerpted from The Medical Staff Leader's Survival Guide, which was recently published by HCPro. The...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 9
When it comes to the reapplication process, practitioner procrastination may be a problem that will never completely go away. However, there are ways to encourage physicians to return their reappointment packets in a timely manner.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 8
Jack Cox, MD, MMM, recently spoke with HCPro Managing Editor Karen Kondilis about his experiences as an author and a reader. Cox is coauthor, along withRosemary Dragon, CPMSM, CPCS; and Christine Hearst, CPMSM, of "Resolve Practitioner Turf Conflicts:...
This month we continue with a series on practical tips to help medical staff leaders deal with a host of challenges that they may encounter in their roles.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 19
Preliminary Bureau of Economic Analysis figures show that household healthcare spending surged during the last quarter. But if healthcare spending is rising so fast, why is healthcare job growth flat? Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times Economy Hub offers some possible answers to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 18
“We had all endured four years of medical school, and we believed that all our lectures, exams and national standardized tests had made us ready to be real physicians, or at least capable interns. But the reality was that in some cases, we were unable to carry out even the most routine duties,”...
My doctors had a health center; then they lost it; then they got it back. As a result, they are completely dedicated to that health center. This is different than hospitals where the medical staff has always had a hospital, or two, or three, to bounce back and forth between.
