A medical facility's culture, size, and location (urban or rural) will dictate the specifics of medical staff leaders' duties, but all medical staff leader job descriptions should contain some common criteria.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 1
Many medical staff leaders are uncomfortable approaching physicians whose performance has been deemed questionable and often wait until conclusive data or an adverse event forces them into action. Managing poor performance should be thought of as a series of escalating interventions designed to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 1
Many organizations have faced the challenges posed by a practitioner on the medical staff who wishes to rescind a leave-of-absence (LOA). Consider this scenario: A practitioner who has been part of the medical staff for a number of years opts to take a LOA for...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 50
Develop a customized leadership training program with input from past, current, and potential medical staff leaders. These leaders should identify the most pressing challenges and leadership skills that the training program will address. Category I continuing medical education credits should be...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 49
Once the application is complete and verified, the medical staff has opportunities to speed up the credentialing and privileging process. A hospital can opt to use "expedited credentialing" for applications that "do not raise concern."