Dear medical staff leader: Medical staff leaders know that quality is at the heart of everything they do. The governing board assigns responsibility to the medical staff for individual physician quality, and the medical staff carries out this responsibility through credentialing and peer review...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 45
It is difficult for physician leaders to balance the job of being a physician with that of being a physician leader. Many potential leaders don't have the necessary management skills and medical staff duties can be time consuming. Also, practices are busier than ever or may be struggling as...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 45
In my last column I offered a tip for both new and experienced medical staff leaders on the vital connection your medical staff professional (MSP) can bring to you as your "go to" resource on how to perform your job most effectively and with less effort. I received numerous responses from you...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 44
Dear medical staff leader:
How many hours has your medical executive committee (MEC) spent discussing professional conduct, emergency department call coverage, or medical records completion? Or the practitioner’s actions that fall below the expectations established by the medical staff and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 44
Medical staffs often have categories and subcategories to describe the status of physicians who practice at a hospital. However, such subdivision is unnecessary. A medical staff should contain just three general categories:
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 44
Establish early in your focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) policy which committee or individuals from your medical staff are responsible for this process. Although the medical staff office or the quality department may administer the FPPE program, the medical staff should be held...
