The healthcare industry's focus on patient safety certainly increased with the release of the Institute of Medicine's 1999 report that estimated nearly 98,000 hospitalized patients die each year as a result of medical errors. However, patient safety has long been a concern of innovative...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 30
The JCAHO is seeking comment from healthcare organizations on a proposed change to its standards that would require primary-source verification for all practitioners required to have a license to practice.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 29
Streamlined bylaws are a fairly concise set of documents articulating the roles of leaders within the organization, how those leaders are selected or replaced, and the overall organizational structure of the medical staff. Eliminate antiquated and unnecessary language and reduce the length and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 28
The federal government's current focus on corporate compliance in the healthcare industry demands that all hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations develop a precise policy that addresses this issue. Such a policy would be incomplete if...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 27
It is the job of a great medical staff leader to ensure the effective operation of the medical staff, which may occasionally require him or her to step in to put out a fire.
