In a new series focused on how healthcare professionals are overcoming unique COVID-19 challenges, Medical Staff Briefing is sitting down with physician leaders, MSPs, and quality professionals across the country to hear about their experiences. This month, we set out to hear the...
The two most important medical staff committees in the credentialing process are the medical executive committee (MEC) and the credentials committee. The latter is not a required committee, and some smaller hospitals have the MEC carry out all credentialing tasks. Where a credentials committee...
The role electronic health records (EHR) play in clinician burnout was not accurately predicted, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
Processing a practitioner’s reapplication for membership and privileges takes input, collaboration, and decision-making from several entities. Throughout the process, your organization must ensure that it addresses the many details of the process and that each stakeholder bears the appropriate...
