The American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association recently released new guidelines outlining the principles for integrated leadership between physicians and hospitals.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 22
“The sorrow hung like a millstone around my neck, but I laid it aside to care for the others because that's what you do as a physician. Yet, when I was alone, the sense of hopelessness was becoming insufferable.”
- James W. Lynch, MD, shares his struggles with depression...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 22
There’s been a lot of news concerning telemedicine recently, such as the new rules passed by the Texas Medical Board and subsequent preliminary injunction. Nine states have also enacted the...
Prospective review, concurrent review (proctoring), or retrospective review are examples of the various ways to conduct a focused review or to evaluate privileged practitioners. The medical staff should work with advanced practice professionals (APP) to define specific quality indicators and to...
As we have mentioned already this week, developing privileges for allied health professionals comes with a unique set of complications and factors to consider. Credentialing Resource Center has developed 38 criteria-based privilege forms for the most common allied health professionals. These...
In a recent conversation, Credentialing Resource Center Journal spoke with author Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, advisory consultant and chief credentialing officer at The Greeley Company. She described some of the emerging challenges as well as "traditional"...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 21
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 21
Bring together disparate departments under a clearly defined process when hiring employed physicians, says William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, chief medical officer, Pocono Health System; East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in the July issue of Medical Staff Briefing....
