Nowadays medical staff members attend between 15 to 20 medical staff committee meetings that accomplish little, consume massive amounts of time, and run inefficiently. Every time The Joint Commission creates a requirement or function, which a medical staff or...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 35
What should an effective proctoring policy include?
Based on review of proctoring policies from numerous organizations, the following categories provide a good starting framework for creating an effective policy:
Purpose. It should describe in simple terms why your
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 34
Although the hospital has the authority and obligation to evaluate medical staff members and prospective members against specific defined criteria and take corrective action when necessary, it must allow a practitioner to challenge an adverse credential decision. Procedural due-process...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 34
Proctors should be required to complete formal documentation of their activities and findings. If the hospital pays the proctor for services, then detailed time records are advisable. In any case, the proctor should be asked to complete a structured report outlining the findings of his or her...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 34
One of the most frequent questions I have heard over the past several months has been how to develop a policy pertaining to disruptive physician behavior. Although ways to address this issue differ from one hospital to another, a solid policy will always have...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 33
Many medical staffs are adopting a zero-tolerance policy with regard to disruptive behavior, but some hospitals are confused about what exactly it entails. This confusion is because this phrase has been defined as strict and less strict.
