How do you know whether your medical staff’s age-related credentialing and privileging policy is discriminatory or exhibits favoritism? The answer lies in the origins and details of the policy.
Hospitals in rural areas face some formidable peer review obstacles. For starters, rural hospitals might not have a large enough medical staff to support objective peer review because every physician is either a partner, competitor, relative, or friend with the next physician. In addition, there...
What’s the difference between a lawyer who represents the hospital and one who represents the medical staff? That’s not the beginning of a joke; it’s a valid question medical staffs need to ask themselves when selecting legal counsel.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 39
The proposed Common Program Requirements spell out several new standards. The following are some of the most significant changes that may affect the operations of medical staffs in academic medical centers
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 39
Hospitals are improving the quality of care in heart attack, pneumonia, surgery, and children’s asthma patients, according to a new report, Improving America’s Hospitals: The Joint Commission’s Report on Quality and Safety 2010.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 39
The Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR-VHP) launched a new website that allows interested providers to register in advance to assist in emergency situations, such as a natural disaster...
