We recognize that change is not always easy for many individuals who serve as medical staff leaders or who work in medical staff services. What is perceived as good news to the CEO or board may be negatively received by the medical staff professional or the chief of staff. After all, there may...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 5
Assessments of physicians' competence should incorporate peer review based upon realistic performance standards, meaningful practice outcomes, and systems-based quality, writes a Canadian physician in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 4
Last week, I wrote about the "Seven Deadly Sins" for medical staff leaders. I received a number of comments on the column and was asked to provide the following as related to medical staff professionals.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 4
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) , one of three members of Congress who in 2006 requested an investigation of The Joint Commission from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), said last week that the recently released report confirmed a need for more government oversight of the accrediting agency and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 3
The investigative arm of Congress on Jan. 16 reported that The Joint Commission and its not-for-profit educational and consulting affiliate, Joint Commission Resources (JCR), have made progress in the past several years to prevent improper sharing of facility-specific information, though...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 8, Issue 3
This column is based on many years of working with and observing the behaviors of successful medical staff leaders (and sadly, some who have not been successful).
