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 approach, your organization must create...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 23
The Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) recently released draft compliance guidance, published in the June 8 Federal Register, affirms earlier guidance that states that physician conflict-of-interest policies directed at physician ownership of outpatient ambulatory surgical centers and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 22
The Office of Inspector General's (OIG's) recently released draft compliance guidance identifies medical staff credentialing as a risk area. The draft guidance was published in the June 8 Federal Register.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 21
Governing boards will be required to take an active role in the content and operation of their organization’s compliance initiatives if the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s proposed standards for compliance and ethics programs are accepted by Congress.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 20
The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 will bring "pay for quality" to the attention of every hospital and medical staff. As a result of the bill, hospitals that fail to submit data to the federal government about its performance on core measures will receive 0....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 5, Issue 19
New York legislators are considering a program that would require hospitals to conduct background checks on all facilities that employ healthcare workers, according to a Long Island Business News report.
