There’s still time to sign up for HCPro’s medical staff/credentialing focus group on Thursday, September 17 at 4 p.m. EST. We want to know your opinions about industry needs and what products we should be developing. To participate, email managing editor Mary Stevens at...
Use goal cascading to operationalize the indicator selection process. Goal cascading is the concept of linking business goals and performance measures to individual performance targets. This concept can be applied to OPPE. Identify relevant organizational and department/specialty goals and link...
When The Joint Commission changed its language to focused and ongoing evaluations, some physicians at the hospital had a difficult time understanding that these "new" requirements were still peer review, according to Barbara Lewis Shelton, BS, MBA-HCM, RN, CPHQ, director of...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 33
Some physicians are for robotic surgery; some are not. This is the issue of debate in an article on the website Lancaster Online. Physicians highlight the cons of robotic surgery, that it is more costly and not always the best minimally invasive option. It also comes with a steep learning curve...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 33
Bring your entire team to this 90-minute webcast as expert speaker Carol S. Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, clarifies acceptable sources for credentials verification, the differences between verifying competency and previous affiliations, and the challenges of verifying professional...
