CRC starter kit

August 24, 2017
Sample Forms
Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Medical Staff Services Department, Quality

Brand-new to CRC? Looking for a sneak peek into what an upgraded membership would bring? Need a refresher on how to access the arsenal of expert analysis, training resources, and networking opportunities already at your disposal? Whatever your goals, the CRC team has you covered. Peruse the...

Sample bylaws language: Setting a responsibility to proctor

July 17, 2019
Sample Forms
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Peer Review, OPPE, and FPPE, Quality

Most medical staffs and healthcare organizations have found it challenging to find physicians willing and available to proctor colleagues. In hospital settings, many medical staffs overcome these barriers by making proctoring an obligation of staff membership. Usually, this is facilitated by a...

Drug abuse awareness and screening requirements for healthcare practitioners

July 15, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28 Issue 7
Leadership insight, Legal Considerations, Quality

Some states, such as Maryland, have implemented mandatory prescription drug monitoring programs to help address the opioid crisis. Such programs...

Study: Patients more likely to experience complications when surgeons have reports of unprofessional conduct

July 15, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Leadership insight, Quality

A recent study published in JAMA Surgery indicates a correlation between collegial reports of unprofessional behavior and a surgeon’s...

Consider partial unification of medical staffs

July 12, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Leadership insight, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Quality

For some hospital systems, unifying medical staffs isn’t always the best option. In such situations, perhaps partial unification might be a better...

Choosing practitioner performance indicators

July 8, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Peer Review, OPPE, and FPPE, Quality

Performance indicators, also known as performance measures, are predefined competency areas in which a practitioner’s performance is evaluated....

ASCs struggle with credentialing, privileging standards, says HFAP

July 8, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28 Issue 7
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Credentialing, Privileging, Quality

A new report released by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) says its surveyors found that in 2018, healthcare organizations...

Physician assistants: Is a title change needed?

July 1, 2019
Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 29 Issue 7
Allied Health Professionals, Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures, Medical Staff Services Department, Quality

In 2018, at the annual conference of the American Academy of PAs (AAPA), the House of Delegates voted in favor of...

Study: Surgeons continue overprescribing opioids in spite of CDC warnings

June 30, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Leadership insight, Quality

According to a recent analysis of Medicare data by Kaiser Health News and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, many surgeons...

Study finds physicians often provide care while ill

June 21, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Leadership insight, Quality

Many healthcare workers, including physicians, may be putting patients at risk by continuing to work when they have symptoms of cold, flu, or...

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