The credentials committee plays a vital part in medical staff governance. The membership of the credentials committee consists primarily of physicians, and has input into key processes for credentialing, privileging, peer review, and quality. This committee is also charged with making...
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In a recent HCPro survey, nearly a quarter of respondents cited credentialing low-volume practitioners as their biggest priority or area of concern. The main challenge with assessing the competency of low- and no-volume practitioners is getting enough relevant data. Because these
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 40
A new partnership between the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), Midland College (MC), and Midland Memorial Hospital (MMH) is aiming to bring more primary care physicians to the area by allowing students to earn osteopathic medicine degrees in just seven years, rather than...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 40
When taking on a new leadership role, making a bad first impression can set a negative tone that can be hard to shake. According to Heidi Grant Halvorson, PhD, associate director for the Motivation Science Center at Columbia University Business School, new and veteran managers should avoid...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 40
A vast majority of physician leaders support improving the value of healthcare by increasing quality while lowering costs, according to a survey conducted by the American Association for Physician Leaders (AAPL) and the Navigant Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis. The survey,...
