While you are contemplating how you plan to acknowledge your outgoing medical staff leaders, also think about how you are going to prepare the leaders that start new positions on January 1st.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 49
Rather than providing accountability for quality, medical staff organizations (MSO) are often a hindrance to improving physician performance and patient safety, argue the authors of a perspective published December 5 by the journal Health Affairs.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 48
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations released on Dec. 4 a list of draft goals and requirements that will be considered for potential inclusion in the 2008 National Patient Safety Goals. The National Patient Safety Goals, which are updated annually, are designed to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 48
Organizations that are determined to dot the Is and cross the Ts when it comes to adding new privileges/technology should follow several steps before addressing criteria for competency.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 47