Assessments of physicians' competence should incorporate peer review based upon realistic performance standards, meaningful practice outcomes, and systems-based quality, writes a Canadian physician in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 4
Last week, I wrote about the "Seven Deadly Sins" for medical staff leaders. I received a number of comments on the column and was asked to provide the following as related to medical staff professionals.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 4
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) , one of three members of Congress who in 2006 requested an investigation of The Joint Commission from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), said last week that the recently released report confirmed a need for more government oversight of the accrediting agency and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 3
The investigative arm of Congress on Jan. 16 reported that The Joint Commission and its not-for-profit educational and consulting affiliate, Joint Commission Resources (JCR), have made progress in the past several years to prevent improper sharing of facility-specific information, though...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 3
This column is based on many years of working with and observing the behaviors of successful medical staff leaders (and sadly, some who have not been successful).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 2
Alex Zakharia, a Miami-Dade heart surgeon, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit for allegedly exaggerating his qualifications about his experience doing open-heart surgery while giving a deposition for the plaintiff in a Michigan malpractice case.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 2
Many organizations will not provide information about clinical performance to other organizations that seek that information for credentialing and privileging.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 1
Kris Rockwell, manager of medical staff services at Children's Hospital in Omaha, NE, writes about having categories for membership and categories for privileges.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 51
The Joint Commission on Dec. 21 posted to its Web site a proposed standard for disruptive behavior. The Joint Commission seeks comments on the proposed standard, LD.3.15, which is open for field review until Jan. 24, 2007.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 50
Fast tracking of applications is a worthwhile goal, for seldom is there any benefit in having the process be delayed. A thorough, prompt, and fair interview process is essential, and requires a system in which the hospital and its medical staff fully acknowledge that the tasks of credentialing...
