Do you enjoy the classroom setting but don’t have the budget to fly all around the country attending seminars? Do you need a learning opportunity that flexes around your schedule, rather than the other way around? Check out the ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 31
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 31
Last week, I went to the optometrist for my annual checkup. I expected to get a new prescription for glasses and contacts. I didn’t expect a prescription for eye drops for my allergies. My doctor asked if I had been experiencing itchiness in my eyes, and I mentioned for the last week or so, I...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 31
Believe it or not, imperfect data is usable data. Imperfect data should never prevent the peer review process from occurring, as long as you don’t rely on it exclusively.
Hospitalists have long been touted as the drivers of quality improvement initiatives, and one of their key tools for tracking the effectiveness of their initiatives is a dashboard. Dashboards are short reports containing data, often depicted in graphs, charts, and tables, that summarize the...
There are five components of a truly effective medical staff. Last month’s column explored three of the five: culture, collaboration, and communication. This month, we conclude with the remaining two: medical staff structure and processes and leadership.