There was a time when medical staff standards seemed simpler and they were all located in one place: the Medical Staff chapter of The Joint Commission's Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH). But things are different today. Standards that apply to the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 12
Credentialing and privileging approval depends on a variety of hard data sources, from NPDB information to internal quality data. But one equally weighted component comes from colleague references in the form of peer recommendations.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 12
Palliative care is becoming more popular as patients are able to live longer with serious illnesses. As more physicians start to offer these options to patients, it sparks the question: should this discussion begin in the ED? In this week’s blog post, William F. Mills, M.D., MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMS...