Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 3

Building a credentialing policy for robotic surgery

March 1, 2011

A decade ago, if you mentioned the option of robotic surgery to patients, they may have looked at you as if you had three heads.

But today more facilities are integrating technology such as da Vinci®, made by...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 3

Don’t let your leave of absence policy get left behind

March 1, 2011

Do you have a leave of absence (LOA) policy? Does it look the same for all LOA requests? 

Physicians and medical staff members can take an LOA for a variety of reasons ranging from...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 3

Adhere to medical staff bylaws when denying privileging requests

March 1, 2011

Denying a privilege can quickly become an MSP’s worst nightmare because it can result in a complicated and lengthy fair hearing.

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 3

Briefings on Credentialing, March 2011

March 1, 2011

 

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 21, Issue 3

Get hospitalists off on the right foot with a solid orientation process, clear expectations, and mentorship

March 1, 2011

Orienting hospitalists involves more than just ­provi­ding new hires with a badge, showing them where the ED is, and sending them on their merry way. As employees of the hospital,...

Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider - Volume 8, Issue 3

How should the medical staff handle peer review ­feedback reports for CMOs?

March 1, 2011

Although in many hospitals, complaints or concerns regarding physicians go to the quality committee and then the peer review committee (if need be), in some hospitals, the CMO screens all peer review cases. If this is the case at your facility, the medical executive committee (MEC) should review...

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