A progressive approach is to pay medical staff leadership based on the accomplishments of key goals and objectives and not merely on the time spent in leadership roles.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 45
Physicians are heading back to school to learn a new skill: cooking healthy meals. In an effort to promote healthy living, some medical schools offer cooking schools for physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 45
Having all documents related to physician performance in one easy-to-find spot may take a lot of effort upfront, but it will make conducting peer review easier. In this week’s blog post, Anne Roberts, CPCS, CPMSM, discusses the advantages of doing so and tips for getting it done.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 44
Palliative care is becoming more popular as patients are able to live longer with serious illnesses. As more physicians start to offer these options to patients, it sparks the question: should this discussion begin in the ED? In this week’s blog post, William F. Mills, M.D., MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMS...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 44
The Joint Commission (TJC) will no longer use the term “disruptive behavior” in its elements of performance (LD.03.01.01, EPs 4 and 5). The term was discussed with TJC’s Accreditation Committee and Board of Commissioners after physicians raised concerns about the ambiguity of the term.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 43
Richard Rohr, MD, MMM, FACP, says there is nothing to lose and much to gain from physicians making their best estimate of a patient’s disease on admission. So why are physicians and hospitalists hesitant to make these diagnoses? Read this week’s blog post to find out.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 43
Have you ever stopped to think about how your hospital would operate if the MSSD no longer existed? Who would prepare the hundreds of credentials files? Who would make sure the hospital’s privileging forms were up to date? Who would coordinate the next medical staff leadership retreat? And most...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 43