The frequency with which a medical staff services department or quality department distributes OPPE reports depends on its accreditor’s specifications for the review cycle. For example, The Joint Commission requires organizations to perform OPPE more frequently than once per year to meet its...
Despite reports of increased burnout, increased regulatory requirements, decreased pay, and decreased autonomy, physicians in training are not shying away from taking the next step into medicine. The results from the 2016 residency Match (which is the program most medical students/residents use...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 10
We spoke with 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium presenter Todd Sagin, MD, JD, president of Sagin Healthcare Consulting Services LLC, about outpatient practitioner credentialing and peer review...
HCPro's annual MSP Salary Survey asks respondents to name the entities that accredit their organization. Since 2012, the percentage of respondents who have selected DNV GL has doubled, from 4% of respondents to 8% in 2015. DNV GL entered the accreditation fray in 2008, when it was granted...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 8
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Heath Care (AAAHC) announced its purchase of the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). As of October 14, HFAP was placed under the direction of the AAAHC's accrediting arm, the...