Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 21, Issue 4

Celebrate Doctor's Day year-round by changing the culture among physicians

April 1, 2011

Several years ago, I attended a Broadway show. During intermission, I turned to the person sitting next to me.

"Are you from the city?" I asked.

"No, I'm from out of town. I had a good year in sales with my organization last year, and they rewarded...

Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider - Volume 8, Issue 4

Utah Senate Bill 150 threatens negligent credentialing as a valid cause of action

April 1, 2011

In February, Utah Sen. J. Stuart Adams ­proposed Senate Bill (S.B.) 150, which aims to no longer ­recognize negligent credentialing as a valid cause of action in ­medical malpractice cases. In other words, if this bill ­passes and a physician is sued for malpractice, the ­...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 21, Issue 4

Step-by-step guide to developing privilege criteria

April 1, 2011

Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, president of Best Practices Consulting Group in Intervale, NH, and Christina W. Giles, CPMSM, MS, president of Medical Staff Solutions in Nashua, NH, answered questions on the ­toughest privileging criteria challenges during "Step-by-Step Guide to...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 13

The dos and don'ts of creating a code of conduct policy

March 31, 2011

The way your medical staff goes about developing and enforcing a code of conduct policy can affect the policy’s effectiveness. Consider the following dos and don’ts when developing a policy at your institution.

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 13

The DOJ and ICDs: Understanding Medicare beyond admission, observation, and necessity-for-stay issues

March 31, 2011

The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and credentialing...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 13

ACOs might not be profitable off the bat

March 31, 2011

An article in the March 23 New England Journal of Medicine suggests that accountable care organizations (ACOs) may lose money during the first three years.

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