Many organizations across the country make use of locum tenens, but the role and requirements for these temporary physicians has evolved and changed over the decades. What is the best way to handle locum tenens who return for repeat assignments? How do you ensure that you retain...
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...
Locum tenens is a Latin phrase for "a person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession." In healthcare, these temporary assignments are becoming a more frequent and reliable source of care.
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
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....
