How do you make OPPE and FPPE more than just an item on the regulatory compliance checklist? Although it has been 10 years since The Joint Commission released its ongoing and focused professional practice evaluation standards, organizations are still struggling to develop meaningful processes...
Physicians may not be as eager to retire as the industry has been led to believe, according to a recent survey of more than 400 physicians age 50 and older.
There are going to be trade-offs with any age thresholds that are set — start too early and do lots of testing that turns out to be unnecessary, start too late and miss some physicians whose competence has declined — but we can't let this difficulty keep us from moving forward.
The 2018 CRC Symposium Case Study Competition and the 2018 CRC Achievement Awards are two application-based contests that showcase excellence in the medical staff services and leadership fields. Winners,
If your organization is struggling to get physicians to take ED call, you are not alone.
“In the last 3 years, Greeley has worked with 700-plus hospitals and healthcare systems all around the country, all sizes and complexities. The most challenging, difficult project we ever work on is...
“The difficulty with local peer review is that there is the possibility that a group of young surgeons may have an incentive to declare an older surgeon is no longer capable. While I personally feel this is unlikely, the potential is a real concern for older surgeons.”
"Privileging APPs: Issues and Solutions" is now available to Platinum Plus members of the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC)! Click here to access this new release directly through the CRC...
