Have you developed standards for assessing the competency of locum tenens, telemedicine, or new technologies at your facility? Medical staff professionals and physician leaders must be prepared for the challenges these areas create for competency assessment.
When is an action reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)? The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration’s Data Bank News website offers periodic reporting scenario articles that answer this question. The following was posted...
Many organizations across the country make use of locum tenens, but the role and requirements for these temporary physicians has evolved and changed over the decades. What is the best way to handle locum tenens who return for repeat assignments? How do you ensure that you retain...
How is your medical staff broken down? Does your organization have a multitude of departments? Are you limited to medical and surgical departments only, with smaller breakdowns within those departments? Or do you have something in between?
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 6
Ask any physician and he or she will likely tell you about some of the glaring flaws in the medical malpractice system that can be costly for every party involved, including hospitals, physicians, malpractice insurance providers, and patients.
Locum tenens is a Latin phrase for "a person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession." In healthcare, these temporary assignments are becoming a more frequent and reliable source of care.
