The Joint Commission (TJC) will no longer use the term “disruptive behavior” in its elements of performance (LD.03.01.01, EPs 4 and 5). The term was discussed with TJC’s Accreditation Committee and Board of Commissioners after physicians raised concerns about the ambiguity of the term.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 43
Richard Rohr, MD, MMM, FACP, says there is nothing to lose and much to gain from physicians making their best estimate of a patient’s disease on admission. So why are physicians and hospitalists hesitant to make these diagnoses? Read this week’s blog post to find out.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 43
Have you ever stopped to think about how your hospital would operate if the MSSD no longer existed? Who would prepare the hundreds of credentials files? Who would make sure the hospital’s privileging forms were up to date? Who would coordinate the next medical staff leadership retreat? And most...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 43
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 42
President Barack Obama recently issued an executive order to deal with a growing drug shortage at hospitals. In this week’s blog post, William Mills, MD, MMM, CPE, FAAFP, CMSL , reacts to Obama’s suggestions and offers his own advice for temporarily fixing the problem.