A long-standing survey practice of The Joint Commission is to request a copy of the operating room schedule on the day the surveyor(s) are to visit the OR and then select specific practitioner files to compare their privileges to the procedures they are performing on that given day. This may...
This month, we continue to design an OPPE system that could be used in your facilty by looking at medical record completion as a communication performance measure. The examples offered in this series are just that--examples. They may or may not be relevant to the challenges in your organization...
Credentialing is not a static process and will constantly evolve into a more efficient and supportive process, says Hugh Greeley, one of the featured speakers at the 2015 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium. Below, Greeley explains how studying the history of credentialing can...