The Joint Commission released a new FAQ on medical staff standard MS.01.01.01 on March 10, 2011. The FAQ clarified that the medical staff is not required to hold general medical staff meetings, even though meetings were required up until 2004. In that same 2004 revision, The Joint Commission...
Physicians all over the country who are seeking to reenter the workforce are one step closer to having a defined path to follow. In January, the AMA issued "Physician Reentry to the Workforce: Recommendations for a Coordinated Approach," which offers recommendations to ...
Even if you can't make it to the 14th annual Credentialing Resource Center Symposium May 12-13 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, that doesn't mean you can't benefit from it. Throughout the spring, we invited MSPs and medical staff leaders to submit forms and tools for a chance to...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 5
When converting from your current privileging system to criteria-based core, demonstrate its benefits to the credentials committee and the medical executive committee (MEC) with education.
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital's medical executive committee (MEC) responded to numerous complaints against Richard Sternberg, MD. After disruptive incidents in July 2006, the MEC warned Sternberg that one more violation would result in immediate suspension.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 17
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill on Tuesday that will allow healthcare providers to apologize to patients after making mistakes without fear that their apologies will be used against them in malpractice cases, reports the ...