According to a recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report, Hospital Incident Reporting Systems Do Not Capture Most Patient Harm (http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-09-00091.pdf), hospital reporting systems aren’t...
Arkansas followed its position in the minority rule in a February 9 state Supreme Court ruling that negligent credentialing does not exist in the state. Currently the majority of states (approximately 40) recognize negligent credentialing as a cause of action against hospitals...
Better Times Hospital is in crisis. The medical staff is deeply rooted in a departmental structure that relies heavily on committees, and few physicians want to serve on them. Joe, the medical staff president, has just finished reading Leading Change by John Kotter and has...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 4
An increasing number of nonphysician practitioners are looking to expand their knowledge and skill sets to increase their scope of practice. However, many healthcare organizations lack the proper policies and strategies to assess the competency of these nonphysician...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 4
An increasing number of nonphysician practitioners are looking to expand their knowledge and skill sets to increase their scope of practice. However, many healthcare organizations lack the proper policies and strategies to assess the competency of these nonphysician...
