Medical staff leaders need to be cognizant of diversity-related conflicts between individual members of the medical staff, as well as conflicts between medical staff members and hospital staff with culturally diverse backgrounds. Here are some tips to help you develop a successful leadership...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 39
At the age of 65, practitioners shall complete an annual examination that addresses their physical and mental capacity to perform the privileges requested. The physical and mental exams are to be conducted by a physician who is deemed acceptable to the credentials committee and/or medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 39
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 1, Issue 1
The Joint Commission (formerly JACHO) last week announced the launch of the Center for Transforming Healthcare, an initiative involving hospitals across the country to address obstacles that prevent patient...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 38
For many years, the standard method of privileging was referred to as “the laundry list.” Hospitals would provide applicants with lengthy documents featuring all of the procedures that practitioners in the same specialty or subspecialty were performing in the hospital.
