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This week, the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) is celebrating the 2018 class of CRC Contest winners. These professionals leverage their deep expertise across a broad range of medical staff services and leadership functions, have a penchant for productive interdisciplinary collaboration, and...
The increasing trend toward direct employment of physicians by hospitals may seem to be shifting power from physicians to hospitals; however, in the words of Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra, “it ain’t over till it’s over.”
A Moody’s report on hospital financial trends pointed out that while...
When asked to accurately recall decisions and recommendations from their physicians, only about half of patients are able to do so without prompting, according to a study published in PLOS One.
In today’s healthcare landscape, finding the correct practitioners for your organization can be a tall task. With so many factors to consider, your credentialing process must be an all hands on deck approach to ensure success.
Policies and codes of conduct regarding disruptive physician behavior are effective only if they’re consistently enforced. This includes responding to reports of alleged misconduct in a timely manner.
“When a complaint is filed, leadership needs to respond quickly and follow...
A record number of medical school students and graduates applied for residency positions this year, according to the National Resident Matching Program. More than 37,000 applicants competed for 33,167 positions. The number of first-year positions also hit a new record of 30,232, nearly 1,400...
Because peer review is a medical staff–led initiative, the specific process varies between organizations. At our hospital, when a practitioner’s performance in a particular case raises concerns, the peer review coordinator (who has a clinical background) receives an initial request for peer...
