This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership, and other important medical staff related topics.
In my travels as a consultant, I get asked a lot of questions regarding...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 27
An individual responsible for managing physician employees should keep an ongoing log to track each physician’s performance because no one can rely on memory to accurately capture and track multiple dimensions of physician performance.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 27
OPPE doesn’t require medical staffs to reinvent the wheel—many OPPE data already exist throughout the organization thanks to standard tracking mechanisms. MSPs should work with medical staff leaders and the quality department to create an inventory of existing data systems that also may provide...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 7
Last month, I explained that many medical staff leaders are still challenged in maintaining effective and relevant medical staff structures. This month’s column will explore three of the five facets of effective medical staffs: culture, collaboration, and communication. I...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 26
Should follow up occur if a single indicator is below the acceptable level, or should it occur after the physician has not improved two reporting cycles in a row? Many medical staffs feel that to give a physician the opportunity for self improvement, it is appropriate to follow up after two...
