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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 45
Physicians have reviewed case charts from their first days of medical school, but they are rarely taught to do so formally. What should they be looking for when they are handed a folder filled with a patient’s medical records?
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 45
When determining what data to collect to evaluate physician competence, it is critical that the medical staff sets targets for excellent and acceptable performance. This is generally done by the medical staff quality committee, which asks each department for recommendations for specialty-...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 45
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 44
It’s no secret that physicians are increasingly disengaged from hospital happenings, and that may be affecting hospitals’ quality improvement projects, according to a new study from The Center for Studying Health System Change, a policy...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 44
MSPs often struggle to receive information—including elements of medical staff applications—in a timely manner. Although the responsibility for providing the required information lies with the practitioner, there are certain things MSPs can do to be proactive.
