In the August issue of Medical Staff Briefing, I discuss the importance of spelling out the medical staff’s expectations of leaders in a comprehensive position description. I spoke with Guenther Baerje...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 28
It should be evident from the myriad legal issues surrounding economic credentialing policies that securing knowledgeable legal counsel is a must. Once the board has formulated the issues and set its goals, it will benefit from a comprehensive analysis of federal, state, and common legal...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 27
OPPE doesn’t require medical staffs to reinvent the wheel—many OPPE data already exist throughout the organization thanks to standard tracking mechanisms. MSPs should work with medical staff leaders and the quality department to create an inventory of existing data systems that also may provide...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 27
An individual responsible for managing physician employees should keep an ongoing log to track each physician’s performance because no one can rely on memory to accurately capture and track multiple dimensions of physician performance.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 27
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership, and other important medical staff related topics.
In my travels as a consultant, I get asked a lot of questions regarding...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 27
As the medical staff services department reaches out and collaborates positively with so many other departments, it assumes public relations and internal customer service roles.
