What’s new at the 2017 CRC Symposium?

December 9, 2016
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Medical Staff Services Department, Quality

The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) Symposium has long been among the most anticipated industry events of the year. But our...Read More »

Sample professional practice quality report: General surgery

December 7, 2016
Sample Forms
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Peer Review, OPPE, and FPPE, Quality

Wayne Memorial Hospital began tailoring its peer review processes to accommodate OPPE and FPPE shortly after The Joint Commission announced the new requirement in 2007. Since then, the hospital has implemented comprehensive, practice area-specific professional practice quality report forms that...

Be social but stay out of trouble

December 7, 2016
Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 26 Issue 12
Legal Considerations, Quality

Last month, Medical Staff Briefing discussed how physicians can use social media to enhance their practices by...Read More »

AAAHC: Step up credentialing, privileging, and peer review in ambulatory environments

December 6, 2016
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Ambulatory Care, Credentialing, Privileging, Quality

Practitioner vetting and performance assessment are among the top trouble spots for today’s ambulatory healthcare facilities, according to a new...Read More »

OPPE for employed physicians: 3 information-sharing best practices

December 5, 2016
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Legal Considerations, Peer Review, OPPE, and FPPE, Physician Employment, Quality

This week, CRC Daily covers OPPE. An organization’s decision to employ physicians may require reexamination of existing information-...Read More »

Criminal background checks

December 1, 2016
Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 26 Issue 12
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Legal Considerations, Quality

Criminal background checks are often conducted by hospitals during the initial hiring process of all employees or, in some cases, for specified...Read More »

Heard this week

November 29, 2016
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Quality

“My schedule is insane. I stay up half the night taking online classes.”

-Heidi Schmidt, MD, talks about her decision to start nursing...Read More »

Retirement saving tips for young physicians

November 29, 2016
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Quality

Young physicians may struggle to properly plan for their retirements due to the fact that they begin their careers later than most other...Read More »

Heard this week

November 21, 2016
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Quality

"For too long the medical profession has neglected the study of its own personnel and focused on patient care."

- Manit Arora,...Read More »

Last day! Enter the CRC Case Study Competition

November 18, 2016
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Medical Staff Services Department, Quality

The deadline to apply to the 2017 CRC Symposium Case Study Competition is the night of Friday, November 18, 2016.Read More »

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