This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 18
Deciding when to initiate external peer review can be a daunting task for medical staffs. Even more daunting is the process for ensuring that the external peer review process is fair and protected.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 18
Congratulations to the April Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium contest winner, Melinda Seibert, medical staff coordinator at West Valley Hospital! Melinda developed a one-page tool to be used during reappointment for the medical executive committee.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 5
Hospital leaders wouldn't think to ask a private practice physician to work in the hallway—an office is non-negotiable. Yet, hospitals frequently ask hospitalists to do just that. Anecdotal evidence suggests that few hospitals have allotted appropriate office space for hospitalist...
As we mentioned in last month's column, an increasing number of hospitals are choosing to employ physicians. Unfortunately, many organizations have a shotgun approach to employment and hire any physician who qualifies for medical staff membership and clinical privileges. Or worse,...