This week’s Medical Staff Leader Insider features an article about a new online tool that will allow patients to compare surgeons based on death and complication rates. While patients may appreciate the opportunity to learn more about their surgeons before an...
No one can convert to privileging alone. You need to get the right people on your side for the transformation to occur. Securing the support of these allies can be tricky, but it’s pivotal to your success. You will need support primarily from three bodies:
Clinical Privilege White Papers outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide array of medical specialty and subspecialty areas, procedures and new technologies, and allied health specialties and subspecialties. Download a sample Clinical Privilege White Paper for...
Editor's note: HCPro's Credentialing Resource Center is constantly adding to and updating its library of Clinical Privilege White Papers, which outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide range of medical specialty and subspecialty areas, procedures and new...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 27
When residents assist during brain or spine surgery, the risk of complication or death does not increase, says a study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery. Researchers looked at more than 16,000 brain and spine surgeries performed from 2006 to 2012. When the data were adjusted to take into...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 27
CMS announced this week it is making changes to the ICD-10 implementation transition period to help physicians avoid financial disruption and claims denials. The transition period will last for two years after the ICD-10 code set implementation deadline of October 1.
