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...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 3
In the Federal Register last summer, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made a significant move that impacts Joint Commission Surveys. On July 17, 2020, in Volume 85, Number 138 under the section Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application From the Joint Commission for...
As a Credentialing Resource Center member, you know that each week we strive to deliver timely news, in-depth analysis, and actionable guidance in our two flagship publications, Medical Staff Briefing and Credentialing Resource Center Journal. Effective with our April issues,...
The past 11 months have been challenging, exhausting, and endless for healthcare professionals across the globe, as Medical Staff Briefing (MSB) has covered extensively. What started as a novel virus in one city across oceans became a worldwide pandemic, creating a public health emergency in the...
