A hospital should never make an improper report to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB). A report made incorrectly can have a negative effect on a physician’s career and can lead to litigation. Therefore, medical staff bylaws should clearly define certain criteria.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 14
The words you choose can make the difference between well-written bylaws that protect the medical staff and bylaws that set the medical staff up for disaster, says Mary Hoppa, MD, MBA, CMSL, senior consultant with The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc. in Marblehead, MA...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 13
The SBAR tool, developed by Dr. M. Leonard and colleagues, has proven to be an effective standardized communication tool for healthcare providers. Here is a mock conversation highlighting how SBAR works.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 13
Many people are not aware that former heavy-weight boxing champion George Foreman has 10 children, five of whom are boys he named George. While investigating this, I discovered that each has a unique nickname, but why not just give each boy a different name from the start? The Joint Commission...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 12
Your medical staff should have a policy that places the burden on the applicant to prove his or her clinical competence and provide all the information the medical staff leaders, credentials committee, MEC, and governing body need to make evidence-based decisions regarding membership and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 12
