Dear medical staff leader:
Healthcare organizations have used pre-application forms for many years as a way to deter applicants who do not meet specific qualifications set by the hospital from applying for membership or clinical privileges.
Many hospitals began using pre-applications...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 30
The proctor must have credentials that are equal to those of the proctored physician. In short, it is important that the proctor’s credentials match that of the proctored physician. This is even more important during the proctoring process than it is for peer review.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 30
Medical staff leaders must resolve all doubts about an applicant or reapplicant’s experience, education, training, references, health status, behavior, citizenship, etc.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 29
Physicians who understand how organizations use performance feedback reports are more likely to accept them. To secure medical staff buy in, it’s important that the organization take the time to educate the physicians about performance data collection and feedback reports.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 29
It is important that your job description detail to whom the physician leader is accountable and for what. This is not always clear at first, and lack of clarity can lead to friction and conflict.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 29
By the time a physician leader becomes the president of the medical staff, he or she has likely attended countless meetings-too many to remember. The new leader might have even chaired or facilitated some of those meetings. However, many have chaired such meetings without first being taught how...
