Many hospital leaders remain uncertain about how to respond effectively to workplace violence or other crisis events, both in the moment and over time.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 8
A best practice is to require an orientation for all leaders as they assume a leadership position. It is a mistake to assume that a physician, who previously held a leadership position, has the necessary understanding of what leadership is and means in your organization. The following 10 tips...
As AI has grown in the world, it has become a hot topic in the medical staff services and credentialing fields. MSPs and credentialing leaders have debated the ways in which AI can be utilized—and whether it should be utilized—in these fields, where patient safety and privacy is a priority.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 8
Preparing your hospital for an accreditation survey is stressful, year-round work. Because survey schedules are unannounced, accreditation professionals must always be ready for CMS, The Joint Commission, or other accrediting organizations to show up at their door.
Failure to craft clear, targeted, and meaningful questions is one of the top pitfalls in credentialing. Although it’s difficult to pose questions that cover any and all conceivable disclosure situations, organizations should be as thorough as possible.
Proctoring can be a tricky issue. Many medical staff services departments have different policies and procedures on how proctoring is conducted. Recently, CRC board members discussed how they address proctoring issues at their hospitals. If you’re having similar problems at your...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 34, Issue 8
In California, the Court of Appeals in the Third Appellate District (the “Court”) ruled in favor of Sutter Valley Hospital (the “Hospital”) after physician Adnan Din, MD, had his privileges suspended and sued the Hospital, claiming it retaliated against him for raising medical concerns.
Matching the clinical privileges a practitioner requests to his or her demonstrated current competence is critical. To accomplish this goal, hospitals must develop and maintain a criteria-based privileging system that accurately defines the services currently offered by the facility and...
After more than two decades in the credentialing profession—including a leadership role overseeing privileging, licensing, and onboarding for a large hospitalist group—Dawn Anderson, CPCS, CPMSM, says the most important thing an MSP can bring to the table is credibility.
