Although the goals of competency assessment are the same for advanced practice professionals (APP) and physicians, the way in which the medical staff goes about it may differ. The medical staff should work with APPs to develop the process, which may include defining specific quality indicators...
Reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) has nothing to do with a failure to meet some standard in an employment agreement, provided that there has been no similar action...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 26, Issue 5
The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (the “Court”) affirmed a judgment by the U.S. District Circuit Court for the Southern District of Ohio in favor of a hospital that rescinded a physician’s employment contract after it received a poor peer review reference during his...
While hospital quality departments have historically overseen the peer review process, today’s medical staff services teams are increasingly taking up the reins. Typically, this realignment reflects an effort to keep the medical staff—who is ultimately responsible for peer review performance and...
Did you know that Platinum and Platinum Plus members of the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) have exclusive access to the Credentialing Encyclopedia? This quick-reference CRC site feature is jam-packed with accessible...
