It is more important than ever to create an effective method of capturing performance data that allows the credentials committee and others to make evidence-based credentialing and privileging decisions. However, obtaining more than a neutral letter from an applicant’s previous or current...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 41
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 40
According to a study in the Sept. 23/30 issue of JAMA, fatigue isn’t the only factor that increases the likelihood that a physician will make a medical error. Other factors, such as financial and familial distress, also...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 40
As an MSP, you likely present to a wide range of individuals: medical staff members, committee and department chairs, hospital administrators, department managers, and board members. Some of these people may be your superiors. When at all possible, make suggestions and ask for recommendations....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 40
Perception data differ from clinical data in that it is based on how others view our performance in areas that are relatively subjective, such as communication. Your organization probably has perception data on physicians already available.
