As medical staff professionals, we never seem to run out of challenges—or, as the optimists among us may call them, “opportunities.” Some of these...Read More »
There are going to be trade-offs with any age thresholds that are set — start too early and do lots of testing that turns out to be unnecessary,...Read More »
If certain privileging-related requirements, such as possession of board certification, current licensure, and professional liability coverage, apply to all or the vast majority of medical staff members, consider defining them in the medical staff bylaws as “general qualifications for membership...
“The difficulty with local peer review is that there is the possibility that a group of young surgeons may have an incentive to declare an older...Read More »
The exponential increase in the use of advanced practice professionals (APP) in ambulatory and acute care settings has increased patient access to care. However, this availability has put stress on the credentialing community. The C-suite, medical staff leaders, and MSPs struggle with...
The committee structure within a department performs important functions that can be used to address both patient care and general business issues...Read More »
Although not a new issue, with changes in lifestyle and practice, increased burnout, and staying in practice at later ages, physicians no longer...Read More »
Platinum Plus members receive exclusive access to the Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) evolving e-library of best-selling medical staff,...Read More »
