Have you developed standards for assessing the competency of locum tenens, telemedicine, or new technologies at your facility? Medical staff professionals and physician leaders must be prepared for the challenges these areas create for competency assessment. Not having a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 21
Doctors in the emergency department are the major decision makers in nearly half of all hospital admissions, giving them a significant role in controlling healthcare costs, research shows.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 21
Past Peer Review Boot Camp participants have said, “The boot camp should be mandatory training for PRC chairs and members," and “Greeley is the expert in peer review." Join us in Colorado Springs June 13-15 and see for yourself why peer review by physician experts for physicians works.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that all U.S. healthcare workers get vaccinated annually against influenza, but only about two-thirds get their yearly flu shot. Health workers frequently cite possible vaccine side effects and perceived ineffectiveness of the vaccine as...
Fifteen states, including California, are considering legislation that could expand nurse practitioners’ scopes of practice, according to a recent National Public Radio news item. An expanded scope for nurse practitioners could be one way to ameliorate a nationwide shortage of doctors and...
Joint Commission-accredited behavioral healthcare organizations that are establishing behavioral health homes will soon have a certification option. Beginning in January 2014, The Joint Commission will begin offering Behavioral Health Home Certification. The certification program will provide a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 20
