Because hospital quality programs traditionally focus on negative feedback, physicians don’t look forward to receiving feedback more often than absolutely necessary. Your organization will undermine its efforts to create a culture of continuous improvement if it provides infrequent feedback that...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 13, Issue 30
This weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging,and accreditation....
As part of President Obama's executive order "Improving Regulations and Regulatory Review," which aims to reduce unnecessarily burdensome rules, CMS has granted hospitals and medical staffs greater flexibility in several key areas. The updated Conditions of Participation (CoP)...
Hospitals and physicians spend millions of dollars in legal fees, along with years of litigation and court hearings, on medical malpractice suits. What if you could wipe that all way with a simple, sincere apology?
In the last installment, the medical staff model change initiative at Better Times Hospital hit the wall. The guiding coalition again sought counsel from John Kotter's Leading Change. It became apparent that in addition to the long haul, a short-term win was needed. The...
It is a situation that has replayed in hospitals for many years: a physician from one specialty wants to perform a procedure or apply for privileges that traditionally fall under the domain of another specialty. The physician applying for privileges might have the training and the qualifications...
