Sometimes raising communication levels between the medical staff office and the medical staff needs a little push. Today, many physicians do not come to the hospital on a regular basis and are unfamiliar with the MSO staff members. Consider sponsoring social events and creating a medical staff...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 2
If we expect physician leaders to lead, we must make sure the medical staff is "leadable." A leadable medical staff begins with simple, efficient structures that follow clear, reliable processes. These structures and processes involve the following areas:
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 50
A new set of draft credentialing and privileging standards from the JCAHO would require hospitals in 2007 to establish evidence-based, consistent processes for determining healthcare practitioners' competence and providing high quality patient care..
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 49
The importance of medical staff bylaws should compel every hospital and its medical staff leaders to ensure that they are adequate, accurate, and in compliance with applicable requirements.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 6, Issue 39
Evidence-based medicine has become the norm in healthcare. Now, in its proposed 2007 standards for credentialing and privileging, the JCAHO aims to bring the evidence-based approach to the process of vetting providers.
