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...

Healthcare data breaches nearly tripled in 2019

February 25, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Leadership Insight, Legal Considerations, Quality

In 2019, more than 41 million patient records were breached, nearly tripling the number of breaches from 2018, according to ...

Kill complexity, save lives

February 25, 2020
Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 30 Issue 2
Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures, Quality

Consider alarm fatigue. Providers are supposed to respond with the same alacrity to each of the hundreds of pings, alerts, or notifications they...

Court of Appeals: Employer may offer employment conditional on a medical examination

February 24, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29 Issue 2
Legal Considerations, Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Quality

The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (the “Court”) affirmed a district court’s granting of summary judgement, finding that an...

Exploring the challenges of provider directory maintenance

February 18, 2020
Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 30 Issue 2
Provider Enrollment, Quality

A recent survey shows provider directory maintenance can be expensive and that, in the absence of an affordable technical fix, you’ll have to...

What physicians need to know about coronavirus

February 11, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Leadership Insight, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Quality

A recent article published by the Journal of the American Medical Association provides clinical insights about the new coronavirus...

Don't forego new physician orientation

February 11, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Medical Staff Services Department, Quality

Each organization should have some level of orientation for its physicians, as there are many organizational and regulatory requirements that...

Determine when external peer review is needed

February 9, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Legal Considerations, Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Medical Staff Services Department, Peer Review, OPPE, and FPPE, Quality

Typically, recommendations for external peer review (EPR) arise from peer review committees that are faced with issues they can't resolve—lack of...

Dealing with leaves of absence

January 31, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29 Issue 2
Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures, Medical Staff Services Department, Quality

Physicians request leaves of absence for both personal and business reasons, such as overseas military assignments, extended education, parental...

Specialists that spend the most (and least) time on EHRs

January 28, 2020
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Leadership Insight, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Quality

According to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, physicians spend approximately 16 minutes per patient visit...

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