As we break for a long weekend and the unofficial start of summer, I want to tell you about a couple of items on the Credentialing Resource Center roster.
First, we’ll be offering you the chance to weigh in on a benchmarking report on fluoroscopy privileging policies. This...
Clinical integration, the advancement of physician-hospital collaboration to increase quality and decrease costs, is harder than it looks. The impending pay-for-value world we are rapidly entering requires that physicians lead clinical integration to achieve success.
Join me and my fellow...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 21
Have you developed standards for assessing the competency of locum tenens, telemedicine, or new technologies at your facility? Medical staff professionals and physician leaders must be prepared for the challenges these areas create for competency assessment. Not having a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 21
Doctors in the emergency department are the major decision makers in nearly half of all hospital admissions, giving them a significant role in controlling healthcare costs, research shows.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 21
Fifteen states, including California, are considering legislation that could expand nurse practitioners’ scopes of practice, according to a recent National Public Radio news item. An expanded scope for nurse practitioners could be one way to ameliorate a nationwide shortage of doctors and...
