Medical oncology is the subspecialty of internal medicine that focuses on the study of cancer, the term used to describe more than 100 different diseases characterized by the uncontrolled abnormal growth of cells that can spread throughout the body.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 7
HCPro's Credentialing Resource Center is constantly adding to and updating its library of Clinical Privilege White Papers, which outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide range of medical specialty and subspecialty areas, procedures, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 6
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's glossary, a Just Culture is defined as "a culture that recognizes that competent professionals make mistakes and acknowledges that even competent professionals will develop unhealthy norms (shortcuts or 'routine rule...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
There are more than 275 papers in the CRC library to guide you in developing and maintaining clinical privileges for practitioners at your organization. Following is an excerpt from a new white paper, Physician assistants in critical care, Practice area 442.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 4
No group of practitioners functions smoothly and in harmony with other groups of practitioners all the time. Conflicts will arise anywhere committed professionals care deeply about their patients and strive to provide the best care possible. However, conflict needn't be...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 3
There is a saying, “Once is a coincidence, but twice is a trend.” State medical boards are finding themselves in the latter category when it comes to a perceived inefficiency in disciplining harmful physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 2
Practitioners reentering the workforce present new challenges for MSPs. There is some good news, however: As more physicians "unretire" or otherwise return to their chosen specialty, the options available to test their skills are also increasing.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 1
The role of advance practice professionals (APP) has expanded considerably over the last several years, and as the number of practicing APPs continues to increase, this subset of medical professionals is expected to continue taking on greater responsibilities when it comes to...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 12
Do ambulatory setting and hospital privileging requirements need to match? Who can assess the competence of a practitioner when he or she is the only one with knowledge of a given specialty? In the final installment of the three-part webcast series "Overcoming Competency...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 10
The landscape of the healthcare environment is constantly changing, now more rapidly and with greater impact than ever before. One change that has invoked more debate than others has been the increase in employed physicians-that is, physicians working directly for a hospital...
