Congratulations to the April Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium contest winner, Melinda Seibert, medical staff coordinator at West Valley Hospital! Melinda developed a one-page tool to be used during reappointment for the medical executive committee.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 18
Whenever a peer review committee sends a letter to a physician indicating that he or she provided inappropriate care, the chair should include his or her phone number on the letter and encourage the physician to call with questions or concerns.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 18
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 18
The most common use of an administrative time out is to address repeated episodes of unprofessional conduct that occur after the medical staff’s efforts to intervene collegially have failed.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 17
As the popularity of social networking sites skyrockets and more patients use the Internet to research everything from their symptoms to a local hospital’s quality scores, physicians are faced with some serious ethical dilemmas.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 17
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 16
The credentials committee and medical executive committee recommend membership qualifications and privileging criteria, which are then approved by the governing board. Once the board approves the criteria, write them into the medical staff bylaws, policies, and clinical privilege forms, as...