Conduct meaningful peer review in ambulatory settings

June 17, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Ambulatory Care, Peer Review, OPPE, and FPPE

In the ambulatory arena, top problems include identifying viable reviewers, developing a robust assessment mechanism, and putting aside collegial...

Survey: Improving ambulatory access is top interest for healthcare executives

June 16, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Ambulatory Care, Leadership insight, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Quality

According to Advisory Board's annual healthcare CEO survey, improving access to ambulatory care is the top area of interest for hospital...

Sample outpatient internal medicine privileges

April 24, 2019
Sample Forms
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Ambulatory Care, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Medical Staff Services Department, Privileging

Across settings, organizations are granting official practice authorization using delineation of privilege (DOP) forms that are incomplete, or that seem to be so, according to the AAAHC Quality Roadmap 2016...

Review acute care events to identify improvement opportunities

March 7, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Ambulatory Care, Quality

The movement of care from the inpatient setting and the rise of clinically integrated networks (CIN) have resulted in an increasing need to push...

5 reasons to join us in Las Vegas

February 5, 2019
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Allied Health Professionals, Ambulatory Care, Credentialing, Legal Considerations, Medical Staff Bylaws, Polices, and Procedures, Medical Staff Leadership and Governance, Medical Staff Services Department, Peer Review, OPPE, and FPPE, Physician Employment, Privileging, Provider Enrollment, Quality

Up-close access to industry insiders, scads of CME credits, and unrivaled night life are just a few reasons to register for the 2019 CRC Symposium...

Avoid privileging pitfalls in ambulatory care

December 6, 2018
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Ambulatory Care, Credentialing, Privileging

The Association for Ambulatory Health Care’s (AAAHC) quality roadmap points to credentialing, privileging, and peer review as pervasive trouble...

Differentiating microhospitals from other care facilities

December 3, 2018
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Ambulatory Care, Physician Employment, Privileging

Being at the forefront of a fast-moving trend can be a double-edged sword for microhospital operators, which get to differentiate themselves as...

Heard this week

September 11, 2018
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Ambulatory Care, Physician Employment, Physician Practice Areas

"It’s nearly impossible for a genuinely compassionate doctor not to leave small pieces of themselves behind along the way. But, to be honest, I...

Staying ahead of deadlines in ambulatory care

August 30, 2018
Credentialing Resource Center Digest
Ambulatory Care, Privileging

When it comes to staying ahead of critical practitioner vetting deadlines, such as privilege expiration dates, automation is your best friend,...

Physician credentialing file checklist for ambulatory facilities

August 29, 2018
Sample Forms
Accreditation and Regulatory Requirements, Ambulatory Care, Credentialing, Medical Staff Services Department

Navigating appointment processes, with their patchwork of expiration dates and verification expectations, can be difficult for ambulatory facilities, which often lack the dedicated credentialing presence and big-ticket resources of their acute care counterparts. To stay ahead of critical...

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