Education. Support. Guidance. These are all words you hope physicians use to describe their tenure as medical staff leaders. Admittedly, it can be easier said than done to support medical staff leaders when the daily grind of medical staff services or clinical practice eats up the majority of...
Granting temporary privileges and using locum tenens physicians without fully verifying their credentials verification can put healthcare organizations and their patients in danger--clinically and legally.
At the 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium held April 7-8 in Orlando,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 1
Telepsychiatry shows promise as a way for hospitals to deliver scarce services to vulnerable patients, particularly in medically underserved areas. Often, telepsychiatry enables practitioners to evaluate and treat people who otherwise might not receive mental healthcare. For most organizations,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 50
Don’t forget that the Credentialing Resource Center Symposium is fast approaching. The symposium will be held April 7-8 in Orlando, Florida. Register now before it’s too late to take advantage of the early bird rate. See the Marketing Spotlight below for more information....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 48
HCPro is conducting market research into products for and about hospitalists and we’d like to hear from you. What are your biggest hospitalist-related challenges? Do you think there is a need for hospitalist products? If so, what types of products would you be interested in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 47
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...
