Editor's note: The following excerpt is adapted from Credentials Committee Essentials Handbook by Richard A. Sheff, MD, and Robert J. Marder, MD. To order a copy of the book, or for more information, please visit www....
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 6
How well do you know the many roles and responsibilities of an MSP? Test your knowledge of the various aspects of the medical staff services profession by answering the following questions. Answers are on p. 9.
The da Vinci Surgical System was first introduced into healthcare in 2000, following FDA approval. The cutting-edge system allowed surgeons to sit at a console and manipulate small instruments using high-definition 3-D images. It was touted as a safer and more effective way to...
A tangled web is created by inappropriately intertwining stand-alone factors. Physician leaders must understand the difference between the following elements or risk unnecessary confusion:
How is your medical staff broken down? Does your organization have a multitude of departments? Are you limited to medical and surgical departments only, with smaller breakdowns within those departments? Or do you have something in between?
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 6
Two critical elements for effective peer review are reviewer/reviewee anonymity and a six-month evaluation data cycle, said Robert Marder, MD, president of Robert J. Marder Consulting. In a recent webcast titled "Taking Peer Review From Punitive to Positive: Creating a...