Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 16

JCAHO announces revised leadership standards review

April 18, 2006

The Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is accepting comments on revisions to the Leadership chapter through May 4, 2006, the commission announced. The proposed revisions to the Leadership chapter encompass new leadership accountability standards; a new...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 15

Creating a culture of QI

April 12, 2006

Dear medical staff leader:

The medical executive committee (MEC) is a democratically elected organization appointed to conduct quality monitoring. However, individual physicians must also be held accountable for the quality of care they deliver. To encourage physicians to take this...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 15

Mayo study reveals seven "ideal" physician qualities

April 12, 2006

Patients receiving medical care value interpersonal skills and a human touch when evaluating their physicians, rather than assessing measures of technical skill, according to a study published in the March issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 14

NCQA opens new standards to public comment

April 5, 2006

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released for public comment draft standards for its 2007 accreditation and certification programs. The comment period ends April 7. The NCQA announced it will add "Quality Plus" content areas to its 2007 accreditation requirements, in response...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 14

Bylaws: Table of contents

April 5, 2006

In the traditional approach to medical staff bylaws construction, the table of contents is placed at the beginning of the document and enables all parties to quickly locate the pages on which to find relevant articles, sections, and provisions. Some medical staff bylaws include a table of...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 7, Issue 9

JCAHO takes yet another look at its medical staff bylaws standard

March 2, 2006

The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) made available for field review revised medical staff standards addressing what information must be included in hospital bylaws versus that which may be included in supplemental documents, such as manuals and policies.

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