Remember, the term credentialing refers to the overall process of gathering and verifying credentials information, reviewing that information, and making a decision to grant or deny medical staff membership. Although appointing physicians to the medical staff and granting them clinical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 30
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 30
With the Joint Commission performing unannounced accreditation surveys, organizations must be in a state of continuous readiness. In addition, in recent years, Joint Commission surveyors have focused on the participation of the medical staff during a survey. Below are some tips for medical staff...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 29
Generally, the department chair practices within the same specialty as the physician requesting privileges. He or she is in the best position to evaluate privilege requests and make initial recommendations. Department chairs drive medical staff criteria development, although all physicians...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 29
Looking to create name recognition, give your career a boost, or simply share your bright ideas? We’re now accepting applications to present at the 2011 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, May 12 – 13, 2011. We are looking for medical staff professionals and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 29
Looking to brush up on your business writing skills? According to Lynn Gaertner-Johnston, founder of Syntax Training, a Seattle-based consulting and education firm, “A big mistake is to focus on what one has to say rather than what the reader needs. We end up writing a lot of information that...
