Medical staff leaders need to understand that the path followed for non-conformance by employed physicians may follow a different process than that outlined in medical staff documents. A best practice is to develop a clear policy for how the more common performance issues will be handled. This...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 2
This week, Medicare officials announced the creation of 121 new accountable care organizations (ACO). Almost 8.9 million Medicare beneficiaries will now be getting their care through ACOs, an increase of about 1 million beneficiaries receiving care under this model. ACOs are hoped to improve...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 2
As the New Year begins, you may be planning what educational conferences you will attend in 2016. I recommend checking out the 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium, which offers education for both medical staff leaders and medical staff professionals. This program is...
Granting temporary privileges and using locum tenens physicians without fully verifying their credentials verification can put healthcare organizations and their patients in danger—clinically and legally. Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, advisory consultant and the chief...
