The American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) recently made changes to its Maintenance of Certification for Family Physicians (MC-FP) program, including a new entry/re-entry process.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 5
At some point during their tenure, physician leaders will be faced with the tough decision of whether to let an impaired or disruptive physician back on the medical staff. What can they do? Where should they start? R. Dean White, DDS, MS, featured Credentialing Resource Center Symposium speaker...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 5
Medical staffs should include a provision in the bylaws stating that if there is a contractual arrangement between the hospital and any member of the medical staff, the terms of the contract take precedence over the bylaws, says Michael Callahan, an attorney at Katten Muchen Rosenman, LLP, in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 5
Create strategic solutions to privileging low- and no-volume practitioners with advice from two leading medical staff and credentialing experts. In this online program, Yisrael M. Safeek, MD, MBA, CPE, FACPE, an experienced physician leader and former Joint Commission surveyor, and Sally...
Many states protect medical staff peer review information from discovery, meaning that a plaintiff's attorney cannot use it against individuals who participate in peer review. The purpose of the protection is to allow medical staffs to discuss peer review issues candidly and...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 21, Issue 2
With hospitals hiring more physician assistants (PA) and advanced practice nurses (APN), it is important for these advanced practice professionals to feel comfortable in their role and have a productive work environment. To do so, the medical staff office should focus on three areas.
