Whenever a new year approaches, I think about my dad’s perspective on New Year’s resolutions. He believes that if you want to change your life, you should start now—there is no reason to wait for January 1. Although he has a valid point, you...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 51
Economic credentialing assesses, as a qualifying factor, the financial impact of accepting a physician onto the hospital’s medical staff. Although the American Medical Association defines economic credentialing as an evaluation of economic factors unrelated to quality of care, this is generally...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 51
Have you ever found yourself in a brainstorming session during which so many ideas were flying around the room that it seemed impossible to organize them all? Try using an affinity diagram to group a large number of ideas into organizational categories.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 51
The Joint Commission released a draft of standard MS.01.01.01 (formerly MS.1.20) and its 36 EPs on its Web site for field review last week. The field review will be open until January 28, 2010. This review gives...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 51
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 50
The healthcare reform bill passed by the U.S. House and a bill under consideration in the Senate will stifle growth for physician-owned hospitals, according to a recent Physician Hospitals of America...
