Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 31

Ask the expert: Are locum tenens physicians accountable for proving competency no matter how short their term?

July 29, 2009

Joint Commission standards require that organizations have plans for evaluating the competency of practitioners who are granted clinical privileges. Organizations should use the same methodologies to determine competency, such as focused professional practice evaluations and ongoing professional...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 31

Tip of the week: Keep physicians informed of re-entry policy changes

July 29, 2009

Medical staffs seldom have a policy in place to guide the re-entry process for physicians who have been out of practice for an extended period. However, they should. Consider establishing a set of reasonable goals that physicians should meet when they attempt to re-enter practice to ease the...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 31

Medical staff culture: A look back at a year of new medical staff models

July 29, 2009

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 30

In the news: Medversant sues Morrisey Associates over credentialing patent

July 22, 2009

Medversant Technologies LLC is taking Morrisey Associates to court over what they see as a patent infringement of their credentialing software.

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 30

Editor's Pick: ED On-Call Tools and Techniques Web cast 8/5

July 22, 2009

An ED on-call solution that balances physician, hospital, and community needs? Yes, it is possible! Join Richard A. Sheff, MD, CMSL, and Jonathan H. Burroughs, MD, MBA, FACPE, CMSL, for ED On-Call Tools and Techniques: Practical Steps to an Equitable and...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 30

Tip of the week: Put patient safety before manners

July 22, 2009

Credentials committees often overanalyze credentialing and privileging decisions regarding low- and no-volume providers in an attempt to avoid insulting or criticizing a colleague. However, the best course of action is to approach every applicant in a businesslike manner.

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