Many medical executive committee (MEC) members take their posts in January, which is right around the corner. During the next few months, it is important to remember that new MEC members shouldn’t be thrown in with the sharks.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 48
Standardize the case review method and scoring system to remove bias and make evaluation reports comparable across the board, as is done with concurrent or prospective FPPE. Many medical staffs use the same scoring method they developed for their peer review case process for FPPE.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 48
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 47
Don’t forget to check your mailbox (electronic or otherwise) to get the latest medical staff news. Here’s what you’ll find in the December issue of Medical Staff Briefing:
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 47
Whether you’re responsible for coordinating the peer review committee or perform credentialing duties, at some point in your medical staff services career, you will more than likely need to know certain aspects of legal issue. At minimum, legal considerations include the following:
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 47
In some academic medical centers, the chair of the medical staff department also serves as the chair of the medical school department. This means the dean or a selection committee has primary or sole authority to appoint the department chair.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 47
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 46
If you didn’t get a chance to attend The Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium in Naples, FL on November 8-9, don’t worry. Associate editor and freelance photographer Karen Cheung has been covering the event extensively on the ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 46
One of the best ways to ensure that the MEC is living up to the medical staff’s and hospital’s expectations is for the group to answer self-assessment questions. The Medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 46
Because so much work goes into training new committee members, keep existing members as long as they are doing a good job and are willing to serve. This may mean changing bylaws to do away with arbitrary time limits that do not allow for reappointment.
