This is the second in a continuing series of articles designed for medical staff leaders and their associates. This month, we join Hugh Greeley and Herman Williams, MD, MPH, MBA, as they discuss recent news from The Joint Commission.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 1
January 2023 is turning out to be a big month in the world of medical staff services, and it’s going to kick off a whole year of interesting developments.
On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the first 200 of 1,000 Medicare-funded physician residencies to bolster the physician workforce and add physicians at hospitals serving underserved communities.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 32, Issue 1
The Joint Commission’s time frame for evaluating licensed practitioners’ ability to provide care, treatment, and services has been updated from two years to three years.
The new time frame is intended to better align with the standard practice of evaluating licensed practitioners every...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 12
Healthcare inequities have plagued certain populations based on many factors, including race, religion, class, sexual orientation, and language. To help healthcare organizations address this situation, NCQA launched its Health Equity Accreditation programs, which provide frameworks of actionable...
