Provider credentialing is rightfully getting its due as the essential starting point of both the revenue cycle process and the provision of safe care. Still, like other functions, the medical staff office/CVO must demonstrate to its internal and external customers it can succeed using “lean”...
In this 90-minute webinar, physician Jonathan Goldner, DO, MMM, FCCP, FCCM, discussed the latest developments in the conundrum of how to cope with aging providers and provided tips for developing an aging practitioner policy at your organization. Attendees learned how aging affects both medical...
The process of a hearing following the medical executive committee’s (MEC) recommendation is an important right that must be spelled out in the...Read More »
Once the medical staff and governing board grant a practitioner clinical privileges, the medical staff is then responsible for ensuring that the...Read More »
Mary, a medical staff quality coordinator, has been charged with gathering activity information for all practitioners for ongoing professional...Read More »
One of the key committees for many medical staffs is the peer review committee. This may either be a single committee for the entire medical staff...Read More »
The United States District Court for the State of Connecticut (the “Court”) granted a motion to compel discovery, finding that in certain cases,...Read More »
The following figure provides some examples of physician indicators of performance that apply to the ambulatory setting. The Six General Competencies adapted from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) joint...
Healthcare organizations have become increasingly complex. In past decades, most organizations provided patient care within the walls of the...Read More »
