The proctor must have credentials that are equal to those of the proctored physician. In short, it is important that the proctor’s credentials match that of the proctored physician. This is even more important during the proctoring process than it is for peer review.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 30
Medical staff leaders must resolve all doubts about an applicant or reapplicant’s experience, education, training, references, health status, behavior, citizenship, etc.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 29
Physicians who understand how organizations use performance feedback reports are more likely to accept them. To secure medical staff buy in, it’s important that the organization take the time to educate the physicians about performance data collection and feedback reports.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 29
It is important that your job description detail to whom the physician leader is accountable and for what. This is not always clear at first, and lack of clarity can lead to friction and conflict.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 29
By the time a physician leader becomes the president of the medical staff, he or she has likely attended countless meetings-too many to remember. The new leader might have even chaired or facilitated some of those meetings. However, many have chaired such meetings without first being taught how...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 28
Following up after meetings is equally important as the meeting itself. Follow-up allows you an opportunity to interact one-on-one with meeting attendees to ensure all communication channels are open, attendees know what is require of them, and all project timeframes are understood.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 28
Lawsuits around proctoring generally come from two aggrieved parties: physicians unhappy with the assessments made by a proctor and patients who feel that they were injured as a result of improper or inadequate proctoring.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 28
In today's complex health care environment, it is increasingly difficult to find physicians willing to take on the responsibilities of medical staff leadership. However, it is important, now more than ever, to recruit, educate, train, and retain...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 27
A major key to success is carefully matching each assigned task to a person with the skills and qualifications needed to accomplish the task. Empowerment means that when responsibility for accomplishing a task is delegated to a person, the authority to accomplish the task is also delegated.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 27
Once leader has earned the respect and trust of colleagues and coworkers, he or she should take care to preserve that respect and trust. Specially avoid the following five common mistakes:
