Without thorough and comprehensive credentialing processes, medical staff leaders (MSL) and medical staff professionals (MSP) may inadvertently allow undesirable practitioners to be employed and/or initially appointed to the medical staff and granted clinical privileges. Learning how MSLs and...
A University of Colorado-Denver student gained unauthorized access to Denver Health Medical Center by posing as a medical student and interacted...Read More »
Ambulatory surgery centers have increased in number dramatically over the past two decades. Many are physician owned, some are jointly developed...Read More »
To engage in credentialing by proxy for telemedicine practitioners, originating-site hospitals/critical access hospitals must explicitly recognize the option in their medical staff governing documents (e.g., bylaws and/or policy). This resource provides sample language to get you started.
The United States could face a shortage of 40,800–104,900 physicians by 2030, according to a March study from the Association of American Medical...Read More »
NCQA certification or URAC accreditation can be instrumental in evaluating whether a CVO meets minimum industry standards and will be able to...Read More »
Former neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch’s recent conviction of first-degree felony injury to an elderly person and his subsequent sentence of life...Read More »
Thank you to all the MSPs, quality professionals, and medical staff leaders who made the 2017 CRC Symposium so memorable! This year’s conference...Read More »
