As a result of changes to the JCAHO standards governing the credentialing of allied health practitioners (AHPs), many hospitals are developing or revising their policies that address granting these practitioners permission to provide clinical services.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 37
The use of leadership selection criteria by the medical executive committee (MEC), medical nominating committee (which could be a subcommittee of the MEC), and the general medical staff is an important element in attracting the most qualified candidates for medical staff leadership positions.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 34
Continuity of good medical staff leadership should be a goal of every organization. The absence of such leadership when critical issues arise can have both short- and long-term consequences. Without capable leaders, the immediate challenge of the day may be...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 33
Physician performance feedback reports are only effective when the medical staff adopts a culture that accepts the validity of such reports and acts on them. Medical staff leadership must support the implementation of effective data collection systems and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 33
A Texas appeals court recently found that a plastic surgery patient, who brought a negligent credentialing suit against a hospital following injury, failed to satisfy a state law that required her to submit expert reports to support her healthcare liability claim.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 31
"Continue to monitor," states the minutes of the surgical department meeting. "Tell the nursing supervisor to keep her eyes open," says the department chair. When a particular physician's name comes up yet again at the medical executive committee meeting, all eyes immediately began scanning the...
