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...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 28
In the August issue of Medical Staff Briefing, I discuss the importance of spelling out the medical staff’s expectations of leaders in a comprehensive position description. I spoke with Guenther Baerje...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 28
As the official representative of the hospital, the CEO is actively involved in the credentialing and privileging process. He or she is a member of the MEC and attends or sits on the governing board.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 28
