HCPro is always looking for new product ideas to make your job easier so we're asking our readers for input on our upcoming book projects. Do you know of any medical staff and credentialing topics that need to be covered or one of our existing books that need to be updated?...
Q: With regard to the decision to opt in or out of a unified, integrated medical staff, our bylaws say that only active medical staff members have a vote. Does this mean we need a revision to allow other categories of medical staff to vote as well?
In addition to requiring competency information from practitioners, organizations should develop a policy and procedures specifying which data they will share, and how, and the healthcare entities with which the data will be shared. An important early step is to evaluate the state peer review...
A hospital may require an application to submit a written request or complete a pre-application, although many medical staffs have discontinued the use of pre-applications. Regardless of whether a practitioner must fill out a pre-application or a full application, if he or she is ineligible for...
