This is the latest in a continuing series of articles designed for medical staff leaders and their associates. This month, Greeley and Williams discuss what to do when a physician wants to incorporate a new technology or procedure.
With the increasing demands of the healthcare profession, there's a pressing need to ensure that those at the forefront of patient care are themselves taken care of. AdventHealth, a faith-based healthcare system, has prided itself in this movement, championing a holistic approach to the well-...
Whatever the reason, a large number of physicians who have low or no volume of clinical care will nevertheless want to reapply for membership and privileges. They may not meet your criteria for current competency for that set of privileges, and therein lies the conundrum: How can an organization...
This is the latest in a continuing series of articles designed for medical staff leaders and their associates. This month, Greeley and Williams discuss a possibly problematic situation that can arise during a merger when tensions are already running high.
Think of your hand on a smooth surface. When you’re a department chair evaluating a credentials file, that’s what it should be like, because most applications are smooth and have no red flags.
Over the years, specialty boards, despite the fact that they themselves often discuss the content of their examinations on their own websites and even offer a range of paid proprietary test-prep courses, have increased their efforts to go after practicing physicians who may or may not have...