Locum tenens is a Latin term for “placeholder” and is not a term that The Joint Commission uses. It is typically a term recognized and used by traveling physicians who fill an institution’s need for a particular specialty or subspecialty for a specific time.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 22
When physicians are given feedback data regarding outcomes, a common response is “My outcomes are worse because my patients are sicker.” This concern is legitimate and should be addressed by using data adjusted for the severity of the patients’ illnesses or other risk factors such as smoking and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 22
I recently attended a peer review committee meeting, during which I learned that the quality improvement staff delayed a case review by several months because the attending physician under review had not dictated a discharge summary. Although the case was referred because of a serious concern,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 21
If your medical staff office’s existing credentialing software helps you create and generate credentialing reports but gets a failing grade for compatibility with your privilege forms, don’t start from scratch. Consider a software add-on that will help you develop, maintain, and disseminate...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 21
They could, depending on how your bylaws are constructed. First, it’s important to understand the different types of advance practice professionals (APP).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 21
Many organizations have asked me what other organizations are trying, and more importantly, what’s working. Clearly one size will not fit all. However, here are some examples gleaned from The Greeley Company’s work with a multitude of hospitals and health systems across the country.
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 20
It seems a given that any physician needs a license to practice in each state in which he or sees patients, but apparently some are slipping under the radar. Dr. Talat Khan, a Denver-based pediatric pulmonologist, had been seeing patients Campbell County Memorial Hospital in Gillette, WY for a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 20
