To assist organizations in improving their credentialing and privileging processes, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) has released an updated version of its Credentialing and Privileging Toolkit.
If a patient attempts to hang himself on a door, it doesn’t mean all the doors of that type in the hospital have to be replaced, says CMS. Instead, look for the failures that allowed that patient to act when and how he did.
Medical staff bylaws should address how to manage conflicts of interest once disclosed or otherwise determined—a critical, but often overlooked, step in ensuring a fair, consistent application of the defined protocol.
During the period dubbed “The Great Resignation,” millions of U.S. workers quit their jobs, including more than 145,000 healthcare professionals, according to a report from Definitive Healthcare.
Technology now allows the possibility of teleproctoring, whereby a proctor can directly observe another practitioner in real time without being physically present. Typically, the activity involves proctors using live video to observe practitioners from remote locations.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 10
Dawn Anderson, CPCS, CPMSM, director of credentialing, privileging, and licensing for Ob Hospitalist Group in Greenville, South Carolina, is a big advocate for preventing burnout among credentialing specialists. CRCJ spoke with Anderson earlier this year to discuss the organization’s burnout...
