Communicating reference information about physicians has always been a challenge for medical staff leaders and medical staffs. How much should we say? Can we get into trouble with our answers? How can we maintain collegiality regardless of what information we provide? A new best practice to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 19
A number of factors are driving physicians to focus less on practicing in the hospital and more on their outpatient practices. This trend leaves hospitals wondering how to best manage low- and no-volume providers, especially given The Joint Commission’s FPPE and OPPE requirements. ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 19
Temporary privileges may be granted for up to 120 calendar days when a practitioner applying for medical staff membership and/or privileges is waiting for review and recommendation by the medical executive committee and approval from the board. To receive temporary privileges under these...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 19
A recent California Supreme Court ruling limits the role of the hearing officer after a non-physician fair hearing officer single handedly dismissed a doctor’s case for not cooperating with the fair hearing process in 2003.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 19
When reviewing bylaws, I often see confusion regarding emergency and disaster privileges. Many medical staffs interpret disasters as emergencies—which can be true— and consider disaster privileges as interchangeable with emergency privileges—which is false.
