What is the role of a panel member during a fair hearing?
Panel members are required to listen, ask questions when necessary for clarification, and work with other panel members to reach a rational and fair conclusion. Generally, panel members are expected to hear the evidence against the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 38
Dear medical staff leader:
In the early 1980’s the medical community increased its efforts to limit the practice of incompetent practitioners through the implementation of professional peer review and credentialing procedures for practitioners with or trying to obtain hospital membership...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 37
Whether your organization chooses medical staff leaders through elections or by appointment, it can be an arduous process that can consume the medical staff’s time and resources. But more importantly, without proper planning this annual ritual can often lead to the selection of a physician who-...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 37
Dear medical staff leader:
Disruptive physician behavior is a hot topic and many clients have asked about how to handle this thorny issue since no one likes to discuss problem behavior with a colleague.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 37
Medical staff professionals must understand each step of the medical staff appraisal/reappraisal process before you can effectively tackle the challenges presented by this type of practitioner's appointment and reappointment request. Firm understanding of this process will help you decide what...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 36
Dear medical staff leader:
Last month, we asked the question: What is your medical staff culture? We discussed that truly effective cultures must simultaneously embrace and balance interdependent opposites, sometimes called polarities.
