With the 2009 Joint Commission leadership standards calling for organizations to create a culture of safety, clients often ask me how peer review fits in. After all, isn’t this the hospital’s problem since the requirement isn’t in the medical staff chapter of the Comprehensive Accreditation...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 48
Last week, Medical Staff Leader Connection reported that The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services updated its hospital Conditions of Participation. We’d like to clarify this report.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 48
Assertiveness involves expressing yourself and your rights without making others uncomfortable or violating their rights. The assertive person is direct, open, and honest but makes an effort not to express himself or herself in a way that is offensive.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 48
Having a physician leader who can bring physicians together for a common cause is the key to conducting meaningful meetings, but participation from physicians is a must. By building a meeting agenda that is dynamic and addresses the issues that doctors deal with every day turns a meeting into a...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 9, Issue 47
Because the use of perception data is new territory for most physicians, it is critical for physicians to buy into the collection and use of this data. Use the following steps to implement the use of perception data in your medical staff or physician group.
