Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 23, Issue 11

Medical Staff Briefing, November 2013

November 1, 2013

Does your organization have a utilization management ­committee?

Did you know that, hidden away in the CMS Conditions of ­Participation (CoP), there is an often-overlooked requirement that is ideal for increasing medical staff involvement and improving practice evaluation...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 11

Credentialing Resource Center Journal, November 2013

November 1, 2013

Keeping ahead of new ≠technology privileging issues

Chances are good that your medical services department has already been given the challenging task of assessing a telemedicine ≠providers' competency or for a practitioner who is using a

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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 11

Hardwire physician leadership succession planning

November 1, 2013

Having a competent, engaged chief of staff (aka medical staff president, medical staff chairman) is a key factor in a medical services professional's job satisfaction. It goes beyond liking the individual on a personal basis. The physician leader whom the medical staff services...

Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider - Volume 10, Issue 11

Credentialing & Peer Review Legal Insider, November 2013

November 1, 2013

Public Citizen report cites problems with NPDB and OIG exclusions

The watchdog group finds incomplete information in as many as 50,000 reports, while an OIG special advisory clarifies screening frequency guidelines

 

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Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 23, Issue 11

Medicine from afar

November 1, 2013

Tucked away on the far side of mountain passes in northeast Oregon, the 25-bed critical access Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande provides much-­needed care for a populace that can be cut off from larger facilities by a single snowstorm.

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 43

Calif. physicians may face delay when renewing licenses

October 31, 2013

The Medical Board of California is asking physicians who need to renew their medical licenses during October and November to do so early due to a planned disruption. According to the medical board, the Department of Consumer Affairs is currently transitioning to a new online licensing and...

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