Credentials committee meetings routinely include discussions of sensitive information. How much of that information—if any—should go into the committee’s meeting minutes? Christina Giles, CPMSM, MS, a medical staff consultant and Credentialing Resource Center editorial advisor...
Many MSPs have questions regarding what information to keep and how long to store it. Although credentials files should be permanently retained, some items within the files may be purged. As far as storage location, files should be kept in the medical staff services department for two years past...
Privileging disputes, reappointment challenges, and communication lapses can make it difficult to exercise credentialing and privileging best practices. During the webcast,...
This week, CRC Daily dives into the world of medical staff and physician leadership. Today’s excerpt from The Medical Executive Committee Manual arms MEC members with an easy step-by-step process for developing effective practitioner performance reports.
10-Step...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 48
The Commonwealth Fund recently released the results of its Scorecard on State Health System Performance, which shows that states have improved. Scores are based on a list of 42 indictors divided into five categories: access and affordability, avoidable hospital use and cost, equity, healthy...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 48
A few key characteristics differentiate good physician leaders from high-performing ones, according to a study of more than 100 physician executives conducted by Witt/Kieffer, Hogan Assessment Systems, and Providence Health & Services. The researchers found that physician leaders that are...
