Hospitals and patient safety organizations (PSO) across the country are eagerly awaiting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that address the question of the scope of privilege and confidentiality protections afforded under the federal law to reports, analyses, and studies relating...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 12
Has your hospital's physician orientation program kept up with your medical staff changes? The best programs include only the relevant departments, don't provide redundant information, and take as little time as possible. Also, while it's true that computerization has its place, face time can be...
The relationship between quality and medical staff services is critical in the effectiveness of OPPE and FPPE activities, says Juli Maxworthy, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CNL, CPHQ, CPPS, CHSE, assistant professor at the University of San Francisco and CEO of WithMax Consulting Inc., a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 46
In observance of Thanksgiving, Medical Staff Leader Insider won’t be published next Thursday. The next edition will arrive in your inbox on December 3.
Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for reading!
Son Hoang, editor, Medical Staff Leader Insider
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 45
Soon you will notice a change to Medical Staff Leader Insider. Your weekly source of medical staff news will become a twice weekly publication, with more in-depth coverage and analysis of news stories. You will then be able to access these articles on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 44
It’s National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week, which is the perfect time to check out Credentialing Resource Center Daily. All week it has featured content devoted to the role of medical services professionals...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 11
Should teaching physicians, who are brought in to a hospital for short time periods to instruct others in using new equipment or techniques, be given temporary privileges? If a physician on staff requests an evaluation on a new surgical instrument by an outside physician, to ensure its proper...
The internal peer review processes at hospitals aim to measure and monitor physicians' performance through evaluations by other physicians. Peer reviewers are typically physicians in the same community and specialty as the physician who's being evaluated. However, in certain situations,...
In April 2013, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) began exploring the idea of using an interstate compact for physician licensing. The idea behind the compact was to make licensing more efficient for physicians who practice in multiple states while also maintaining the integrity and...
