This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 41
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced an increased focus on procedural skills, according to a joint September 30 press release issued by the two organizations.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 41
When The Joint Commission moved the disaster privileging criteria standards out of the medical staff chapter of the Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals and into the emergency management chapter, some organizations may have overlooked the following standard which requires that the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 41
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 40
Harassment and discrimination violate the Civil Rights Act, which protects against employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 40
Ringing a bell with Boston attendees, Gawande referenced former Red Sox general manager (now Oakland A’s general manager) Billy Beane’s approach to baseball. Using statistics, Beane recruited Kevin Youkilis and acknowledged his ability to get onto first base, despite his reputation for being a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 40
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 39
The proposed Common Program Requirements spell out several new standards. The following are some of the most significant changes that may affect the operations of medical staffs in academic medical centers
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 39
Hospitals are improving the quality of care in heart attack, pneumonia, surgery, and children’s asthma patients, according to a new report, Improving America’s Hospitals: The Joint Commission’s Report on Quality and Safety 2010.