Flagging individual charts for physician review is just the beginning of the interpretation process; the real interpretation occurs when the physician reviewer looks at the chart. Common concerns are that chart review is subjective and that there is little consistency or inter-rater reliability...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 25
Since there is currently no standard performance feedback report from which to work, many healthcare organizations find themselves wondering exactly what types of information to include. Although each organization must decide for itself what physician data it will continually monitor, all...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 25
The nation's emergency medical system as a whole is overburdened, underfunded, highly fragmented, and ill-prepared to handle surges from disasters, according to a series of reports released June 14 by the Institute of Medicine (IoM). The IoM's recommendations for resolving these problems include...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 24
A new study from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has found that community-based preparation for and response to disasters will require more effective communication and planning among hospitals, public health agencies, and community first responders than...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 24
A person who believes it is important to consider the interests and concerns of other stakeholders in a situation is said to act ethically. A person who acts only in his or her own interest, even when others are harmed, is said to act unethically. In what they say and do, all leaders consciously...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 23
Physicians in regions with high-intensity medical care (i.e., a higher number of hospital beds and specialists per capita) report less satisfaction with their careers and perceive the quality of care they provide to be lower than physicians in regions with less healthcare spending per capita,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 22
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a report May 22 predicting that the supply of physicians who specialize in treating critically ill patients likely won't keep up with growing demand. About 2,000 critical care physicians, or intensivists, currently work in the nation...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 21
In your bylaws you should have a section that describes "automatic suspensions." An automatic suspension is an administrative action (time out) that is triggered by a member's failure to abide by previously stated requirements or rules. They require no thought or work by the medical executive...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 21
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) announced that the implementation of the new requirement for Medical Staff standard MS.1.20 has been delayed until January 2007. The JCAHO closed a field review of MS.1.20 in early March 2006 addressing what information...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 20
A study of malpractice litigation claims, published in the May 11, 2006 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, concluded that 40% of claims were without merit, including those with no evidence of injury (3%) and claims that were not associated with medical errors (37%). However, the study...
