Various economic and political factors are creating drastic changes to the healthcare environment. These changes have forced many hospitals to reconsider their relationships with medical staff members in an effort to achieve financial success.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 45
Mary Hoppa, MD, MBA, CMSL, discusses the importance of updating medical staff documents, including bylaws, rules and regulations, and policies and procedures, in her series Small Hospital Challenges Monthly.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 44
When defining physician competency measures, make sure physicians are involved. Afterall, if physicians design the measures, they will be the first to know if they fail to meet them. Follow these seven criteria to help guide your selection and prioritization of indicators for your medical staff...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 44
Robert Marder, MD, CMSL, vice president of The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc., in Marblhead, MA discusses the importance of choosing an appropriate name for your peer review committee.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 43
Every once in a while, I read a book that has concise “pearls” that I find both practical and useful. One such a book is Leading Others, Managing Yourself by Peter McGinn (Health Administration Press, 2005). Peter is a former clinical psychologist, who following consulting engagements...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 42
Sometimes the best way to understand something is to understand what it is not. When bringing new proctors on board, make sure they understand that proctoring is the process that allows for the focused evaluation of a physicians’ current competency in carrying out clinical care.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 42
Many hospitals have adopted the term precautionary suspension to better reflect the nature of a suspension that is imposed when patient safety is concerned.
