Over the past several years, healthcare quality has come under increased scrutiny. In 2001, the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) report Crossing the Quality Chasm highlighted the lack of consistency in the quality of care in the American healthcare system. The IOM report showed...
The best of hospital leadership take an active interest and role in safety and quality at their facility, an attitude that can help quality improvement departments, accreditation coordinators, and others who live and breathe process improvement institute the changes necessary to...
I read a couple of interesting management pieces that confirmed my discovery that when it comes to some aspects of credentialing, less is really more. Here's how I came to that conclusion.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 11
The nursing profession is in an upheaval. Nurses want more opportunities to learn alongside physicians, in classrooms and in direct patient care settings with more and longer residency programs in hospitals.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 11
Practitioners have demanding schedules and do not have time to decipher encrypted messages. Medical staff leaders and MSPs should mitigate the risk of practitioners ignoring ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) reports by producing reports that engage their interest...