The exponential increase in the use of advanced practice professionals (APP) in ambulatory and acute care settings has increased patient access to care. However, this availability has put stress on the credentialing community. The C-suite, medical staff leaders, and MSPs struggle with...
In this 90-minute webinar, expert speaker Catherine M. Ballard, Esq., provides practical, compliance-minded guidance on performing effective credentialing, privileging, and peer review for remote practitioners. Drawing on her expansive industry expertise, Ballard demystifies the...
How many stacks of paper are on your desk right now? How much time do you spend filing, printing documents, and preparing binders for meetings? Don’t waste time searching through mounds of paper looking for a specific document. Make the move to a paperless medical staff office and feel the...
Revise your peer review processes with best-practice guidance from expert speaker Robert J. Marder, MD. Through case studies, Dr. Marder provides examples and solutions from organizations around the nation who have successfully revised their peer review programs. This 90-minute...
Without thorough and comprehensive credentialing processes, medical staff leaders (MSL) and medical staff professionals (MSP) may inadvertently allow undesirable practitioners to be employed and/or initially appointed to the medical staff and granted clinical privileges. Learning how MSLs and...
Watch this complimentary presentation for quick tips on using the CRC Forums, a new and improved version of Medical Staff Talk. The forums feature all the shop talk and sample swapping that you’ve come to expect, and a more robust platform to boot. Upgrades include direct, members-only access...
Identifying red flags within credentialing applications can be the first step to protecting yourself and your facility from a successful plaintiff litigation. In this 90-minute webinar, expert Mark A. Smith, MD, MBA, FACS, discusses ways to recognize issues within a...
In 2015, the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) quietly updated its guidelines. In this 90-minute webinar, expert Todd Sagin, MD, JD, reviews the new guidelines, which include expanded definitions of “investigations” that can trigger reports to the NPDB. Attendees also learn...
In 2014, CMS updated key provisions of its medical staff Conditions of Participation, reversing itself on two elements. The final rule now allows multihospital systems to have one unified, integrated medical staff and hospital governing boards need not have medical staff as members. The...
