Our 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium is less than a month away. If you plan to join us April 7-8 at the Orlando Hyatt Regency, time is running out to book a room at the discounted...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 9
HCPro is researching a book that would include peer review benchmarking data and case studies from organizations who have revamped their peer review programs. The focus will be actual short and long term impacts of implementing practices intended to make peer review less...
A case that will soon be heard by the Oregon Supreme Court may decide whether patients in the state can seek damages in medical malpractice lawsuits based on physicians’ actions that reduce the possibility of a better outcome, known as the “loss of chance” theory.
HCPro's annual MSP Salary Survey asks respondents to name the entities that accredit their organization. Since 2012, the percentage of respondents who have selected DNV GL has doubled, from 4% of respondents to 8% in 2015. DNV GL entered the accreditation fray in 2008, when it was granted...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 3
In the past I’ve written about the safety measures hospitals are taking to prevent violence, including arming security guards. According to a recent article in The New York Times, 52...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 5
If you don’t subscribe to our free email newsletter Credentialing Resource Center Daily, not only have you been missing out on daily credentialing and privileging news, tips, and tools, but...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 4
If you plan on registering for the CRC Symposium, I encourage you to do it today as our early bird price ends at midnight! As a reminder, you can receive $100 off your registration, and if you are a CRC member, you will receive $200 off your registration!
The CRC...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 2
Professional certification benefits not only the MSP, but also his or her hospital. Organizations that facilitate the process for their MSPs reap additional benefits such as a more stable medical staff services workforce with higher morale, as two directors of medical staff services have seen....
While it's certainly not considered one of the perks of the job, at some point during their careers physician leaders and MSPs will have to deal with a physician who exhibits disruptive behavior. Disruptive behavior can come in a variety of forms, from yelling and inappropriate language to, in...
