HCPro is always looking for new product ideas to make your job easier so we're asking our readers for input on our upcoming book projects. Do you know of any medical staff and credentialing topics that need to be covered or one of our existing books that need to be updated?...
Q: With regard to the decision to opt in or out of a unified, integrated medical staff, our bylaws say that only active medical staff members have a vote. Does this mean we need a revision to allow other categories of medical staff to vote as well?
In addition to requiring competency information from practitioners, organizations should develop a policy and procedures specifying which data they will share, and how, and the healthcare entities with which the data will be shared. An important early step is to evaluate the state peer review...
A hospital may require an application to submit a written request or complete a pre-application, although many medical staffs have discontinued the use of pre-applications. Regardless of whether a practitioner must fill out a pre-application or a full application, if he or she is ineligible for...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 16
A recently published study found that patients admitted to hospitals on the weekend were 20% more likely to experience one or more hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) than patients admitted during the workweek.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 16
Researchers are studying whether equipping emergency department physicians with wearable computers like Google Glass could improve the quality and efficiency of patient care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 16
“With SGR behind us, we now can build a forward-looking healthcare system that puts patients first—a system in which we can provide cost-effective care with top-notch health outcomes in a sustainable practice environment.”
