When attempting to determine whether to grant a physician’s request for new-technology privileges, the hospital must first evaluate whether this new technology fits within the scope of the institution’s mission. The hospital must decide whether it is willing to spend the money on a technology...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 16
Medical staff and hospital leaders need to communicate with multiple stakeholders: The medical staff, hospital administration, the governing board, and the community, to name a few. Communication—especially in this 24/7 age of instantaneous news—must be timely, accurate, and transparent.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 16
I was a good physician and was sure I could easily find “clean” records to demonstrate how well I cared for my patients. But when I actually looked closely at my own records, I was shocked to see how often I had overlooked even the basic best practices I thought I knew so well. An electronic...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 15
Accreditation professionals across the country have known for months that revisions to Joint Commission standards will go into effect on July 1. One unanswered question has stood out among others: How will hospitals be scored on the various...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 15
If you’re struggling to create a mechanism to ensure that your organization’s criteria-based clinical privileges in all specialties are up to date, join us on April 21 at 1:00–1:45 EST to learn about a program to add to your existing credentialing software system. The program will help you...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 15
Estimating future needs of the community can be tricky, but it’s not impossible. One of the factors you need to take into consideration is your population of aging physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 15
Fram, an after-market automotive parts manufacturer, once made a car care commercial that made this line famous: “You can pay me now, or you can pay me later!” The mechanic in the commercial explains to a customer that he can pay a small sum now to proactively maintain his car, or he can wait...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 14
Many medical staff services departments are challenged to redesign clinical privileges in all specialties to ensure that they are criteria-based and compliant with regulatory standards for FPPE and OPPE—and they have to do it in a timely manner with limited resources. Put The Greeley Company’s...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 14
If you’re an e-mail junkie like me, you may have, at one point, thought, “Boy, wouldn’t it be convenient if I could e-mail my doctor?” You know how it goes—you seek out a private place at work where you can call the doctor’s office to report a persistent cough or mysterious rash, and inevitably...
