The JCAHO announced on October 24, a field review of its contracted services standards in response to the growing "numbers and types of services that are being outsourced by accredited organizations," according to a JCAHO press release.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 42
The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners has granted the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) "display agent" status to verify licenses for Louisiana physicians and residents, indicating FSMB meets JCAHO's standards for primary source verification of licensure.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 41
It's happened to every medical staff leader while chairing a meeting. A meeting attendee starts talking and won't stop. On occasion, the physician attendee is talking about an issue that is not on the meeting agenda.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 41
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently released a report detailing three Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies' failure to report a total of 474 medical malpractice cases to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 40
Time is one of the most precious things physicians have to give. No physician wants to give his or her time to a meeting that doesn't accomplish important goals. As a medical staff leader, you can best respect your fellow physicians by ensuring every meeting...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 40
Hurricane Katrina and the flooding that followed left New Orleans in soggy ruins has displaced nearly 6,000 physicians and negatively affected as many as 20,000 physicians.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 39
The meeting was called for noon. It's now 10 minutes past and only three people of the 14 scheduled to attend are sitting in the meeting room. If it's your meeting to chair, what should you do?
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 38
As a result of changes to the JCAHO standards governing the credentialing of allied health practitioners (AHPs), many hospitals are developing or revising their policies that address granting these practitioners permission to provide clinical services.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 37
The use of leadership selection criteria by the medical executive committee (MEC), medical nominating committee (which could be a subcommittee of the MEC), and the general medical staff is an important element in attracting the most qualified candidates for medical staff leadership positions.
