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
When you, as a manger, find yourself repeatedly addressing the same issues, ask yourself whether you have really addressed them or just placed a temporary bandage on them. When processing any complaint from staff, colleagues, or physicians, always be sure to follow these important steps.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 12
During the past six months, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has increased its number of inpatient quality indicators (IQI) and patient safety indicators (PSI). Indicators targeted for 2010 include death among surgical patients with treatable serious complications,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 11
A lack of precision should not prevent the reasonable interpretation of physician performance data as long as the data are being used reasonably. Executives make reasonable decisions all the time based on imprecise data. Here are four helpful principles regarding the interpretation of imprecise...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 11
More medical groups are offering part-time schedules or decreased responsibilities to keep veteran physicians on staff, according to the 2008 Physician Retention Survey conducted by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Cejka Search.
