Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 23, Issue 11

Leadership equation: 7C + 1 = success

November 1, 2013

Stakes are high, opinions are divided, and emotions are charged. You are under pressure, possibly stumped, full of adrenaline. Welcome to the world of deeply human conversations as outlined in the seminal work Crucial Conversations, by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al ...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 11

Credentialing Resource Center Journal, November 2013

November 1, 2013

Keeping ahead of new ≠technology privileging issues

Chances are good that your medical services department has already been given the challenging task of assessing a telemedicine ≠providers' competency or for a practitioner who is using a

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Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 23, Issue 11

Medical Staff Briefing, November 2013

November 1, 2013

Does your organization have a utilization management ­committee?

Did you know that, hidden away in the CMS Conditions of ­Participation (CoP), there is an often-overlooked requirement that is ideal for increasing medical staff involvement and improving practice evaluation...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest

Joint Commission recognizes Top Performer Hospitals

November 1, 2013

Thirty-three percent of Joint Commission-accredited hospitals reporting accountability measure data for 2012 are Top Performer hospitals, delivering evidence-based care processes in the right way and at the right time, according to The Joint Commission’s latest Annual Report on Quality and...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 11

Hardwire physician leadership succession planning

November 1, 2013

Having a competent, engaged chief of staff (aka medical staff president, medical staff chairman) is a key factor in a medical services professional's job satisfaction. It goes beyond liking the individual on a personal basis. The physician leader whom the medical staff services...

Credentialing and Peer Review Legal Insider - Volume 10, Issue 11

Illinois Appellate Court affirms dismissal of orthopedic surgeon's claims regarding restriction of privileges

November 1, 2013

The Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District, in an unpublished opinion, affirmed a trial court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by an orthopedic surgeon claiming that a private hospital violated its bylaws and that its proceedings were fundamentally unfair in deciding to restrict the...

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