Whether it is due to a conflict of interest of a lack of staff with the proper expertise, most organizations will eventually need to use external peer review. It is recommended that all organizations have a policy regarding external peer review. Although instances of when to use external peer...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 2
The Court of Appeal for the State of California (the “Court”) affirmed a superior court’s denial of a physician’s petition for relief from discipline he received from the university hospital where he practiced, after the hospital found he violated the Health Insurance Portability and...
This is the third in a continuing series of articles designed for medical staff leaders and their associates. This month, we join Williams and Greeley as they discuss how to make your quality improvement process less punitive.
We’d all like to think every piece of information that comes to the medical staff during the peer review process is legitimate and devoid of hearsay and invalid sources. Would be nice, right?
The new year brings new opportunities and a clean slate. In the world of medical staff services, turning the calendar to a new year simply means continuing to improve processes, communication with physicians, and regulatory compliance—all in the name of patient safety.
Credentialing and peer reviewing providers involves many complex processes. During the recent Credentialing Resource Center Virtual Symposium, speakers discussed the ins and outs of those processes and shared their best practices when addressing the red flags that come along with them.
