If we expect physician leaders to lead, we must make sure the medical staff is "leadable." A leadable medical staff begins with simple, efficient structures that follow clear, reliable processes. These structures and processes involve the following areas:
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 50
A new set of draft credentialing and privileging standards from the JCAHO would require hospitals in 2007 to establish evidence-based, consistent processes for determining healthcare practitioners' competence and providing high quality patient care..
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 49
The importance of medical staff bylaws should compel every hospital and its medical staff leaders to ensure that they are adequate, accurate, and in compliance with applicable requirements.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 39
Evidence-based medicine has become the norm in healthcare. Now, in its proposed 2007 standards for credentialing and privileging, the JCAHO aims to bring the evidence-based approach to the process of vetting providers.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 43
The JCAHO announced on October 24, a field review of its contracted services standards in response to the growing "numbers and types of services that are being outsourced by accredited organizations," according to a JCAHO press release.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 42
The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners has granted the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) "display agent" status to verify licenses for Louisiana physicians and residents, indicating FSMB meets JCAHO's standards for primary source verification of licensure.
