Airlines and aviation have often been held up as standards for safety, but can what they do apply to hospitals, clinics, labs, and other healthcare organizations? This is Part 2 of an interview with Jeffrey Salvon-Harman, MD, CPE, CPPS, vice president at the Institute for...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 11
A robust peer review process often hinges on collaboration among a variety of disciplines. Specific participants are selected according to medical staff policies and procedures. In addition to the practitioner and the designated reviewer, additional support staff, including medical staff...
Time is running out to take the Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) MSP Salary Survey which measures the compensation rates, essential duties, and other workplace trends shaping the careers of MSPs across the industry.
The number of nonphysician practitioners applying for privileges at hospitals today is growing rapidly. In some places, the applications from nonphysicians regularly outpace those from doctors. Fashioning a dedicated committee (or subcommittee) to evaluate the credentials of nonphysician...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 11
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (the “Court”) dismissed a physician’s claims of breach of contract and defamation based on the reference letter he received from the residency program.
The plaintiff in the case, Jeffrey Weisman, MD, filed his claim against...
Airlines and aviation have often been held up as standards for safety, but can what they do apply to hospitals, clinics, labs, and other healthcare organizations? Every day, the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Air Traffic Organization (ATO) provides service to more than 45,000 flights...
