For legal and financial reasons, economic credentialing is a concern of the governing board, not of the medical staff. Antitrust laws preclude physicians from deciding whether to admit or deny membership to their physician competitors based on economic factors.
There are many things that organizations must determine when it comes to using telemedicine providers. Once these determinations have been made, medical staffs must turn to their bylaws to see what new language must be incorporated into the medical staff bylaws. Although these decisions are made...
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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 1
The real transition in credentialing software lives in the details: data cleanup, workflow redesign, team retraining, communication, and ongoing provider education.
When addressing disruptive physician behavior, organizations must understand an often confusing phrase: zero tolerance. Many medical staffs are adopting a zero-tolerance policy with regard to disruptive behavior, but some hospitals are confused about what exactly zero tolerance entails. This...
