At the 14th annual Credentialing Resource Center Symposium May 12-13 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, I polled the audience to learn how many send out letters to physicians to acknowledge excellent care identified from case reviews. Although The Greeley Company has been...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 7
Every organization should provide an orientation for physicians that covers its many organizational and regulatory requirements. MSPs should work with the president of the medical staff, the vice president of medical affairs, and the credentials committee to determine the type...
Current medical staff leaders may not realize that one of their primary responsibilities is finding physicians on the medical staff who have the ability to lead but whose latent talents may not have come to the notice of current officers, nominating committees, or hospital administrators. This...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a proposed rule that would exempt law enforcement data pertaining to ongoing investigations in the NPDB. Barring investigative information from disclosure means that hospitals and medical staffs would not be...
In May, CMS issued final rules regarding the manner in which hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAH) can privilege telemedicine providers, laying to rest a long debate.
Medical Staff Briefing (MSB) provides the strategies and updated information medical staff leaders and medical staff services professionals need to confidently meet their daily challenges. This monthly resource provides time-saving tools, expert advice, and...
