Credentials committees often overanalyze credentialing and privileging decisions regarding low- and no-volume providers in an attempt to avoid insulting or criticizing a colleague. However, the best course of action is to approach every applicant in a businesslike manner.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 30
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 29
Once again, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted The Joint Commission deeming authority to accredit critical access hospitals (CAH) through November 21, 2011.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 29
We know budgets are tight, so in an effort to make the upcoming Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium (November 8-9, 2009, Naples, FL) more accessible to everyone, we will hold a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 29
The Health Care Quality Improvement Act allows the use of non-physicians on a hearing panel. However, any time a hospital contemplates the addition of a non-physician on the panel, it should consult state law. The bylaws can also address whether physicians employed by or contracted with the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 29
Vast pay discrepancies for medical directorships exist depending on specialty, region, and type of healthcare facility, according to a recent study conducted by the Medical Group Management Association, Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Survey: 2009 Report Based on 2008 Data.
