Are you auditing your physicians to determine whether they actually show up to the CME programs that they attest to attending? If not, you are likely among the majority of healthcare organizations across the country. But an argument could be made both in favor and against the...
Drug testing upon employment is a fairly common practice across a variety of industries from blue collar manufacturing jobs to corporate administration. Additionally, many employers have developed policies around random drug testing.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 7
I just completed my third Consolidated Accreditation and Licensing Survey or "CALS visit" (aka Joint Commission survey) at Good Sam, and it was the best experience of my career. It wasn't due to my staff or the hospital survey prep team (as they always perform outstandingly). It...
The Supreme Court of the State of Washington (the “Court”) remanded a trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of a physician requesting a hospital to disclose the record of its investigation into his medical practice under the Washington State Public Records Act (PRA).
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 7
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...
A guide released by the Equity of Care initiative and the American Hospital Association's Hospitals (AHA) in Pursuit of Excellence outlines the steps necessary for an organization to become a "culturally competent" hospital. Cultural competence—the ability to provide care to patients with...
