When two medical staffs are forced to integrate as the result of a hospital merger or acquisition, medical staff leaders and MSPs may feel overwhelmed by the questions cascading through their minds. Which facility’s bylaws will take precedence? Who will be the new medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 9
If an anesthesiologist with a medical degree is faced with a malpractice case, who would your medical staff legal counsel call to serve as an expert witness? Another anesthesiologist with an MD, or a qualified certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)?
Per the Constitution of the State of Florida, Amendment 7 (the Patient’s Right to Know About Adverse Medical Incidents) gives patients the right “to have access to any records made or received in the course of business by a health care facility or provider relating to any adverse medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 9
Practitioners need clinical refreshers from time to time to keep their skills up to date. These refreshers can take the form of professional conferences or other opportunities for CME. Occasionally, a practitioner needs a more structured educational program, and that’s where physician reentry...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 9
As a credentialing professional, how many peer recommendation letters have passed across your desk? Probably countless. You know what the good, the bad, and the ugly looks like. But do your medical staff members and department chairs who write them on a regular basis know? Practitioners who...