Set ground rules for speakers to make grand rounds more interesting. “The current generation needs constant stimulation. It isn’t good or bad; it just is, and the idea of sitting for a 55-minute lecture with the lights down and a PowerPoint on is stifling,” says Robert Wachter, MD, MHM,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 5
Negligent credentialing cases most often occur when a patient claims that he or she was harmed by a physician at a hospital. Plaintiffs’ attorneys like to cover all of their bases to give their clients the best chances of getting a handsome payment by issuing a claim against the hospital and the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 5
To help abate the physician shortage, the American Medical Association (AMA) created guidelines to help state licensing boards, the Federation of State Medical Boards, and state and specialty societies to...
No hospital wants to be embroiled in a negligent credentialing lawsuit, but these claims are becoming more prevalent. More states are recognizing negligent credentialing as a valid legal theory, making it more important than ever for medical staffs to polish their credentialing...
Who needs grand rounds? Physicians can just get the information they need from the Internet, right? Not so fast. Grand rounds play an important role in building collegiality, encouraging physicians to learn about subjects outside of their immediate purview, and creating a...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 2
The economic forces of healthcare have created a subset of low- and no-volume practitioners who may direct inpatient volume to the hospital but rarely step foot in the hospital. Unfortunately, that means the medical staff has little or no performance data to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 4
HCPro released the online medical staff training library that users can use at home or the office, basically anywhere with an Internet connection. A few of you still had questions about how it works. It’s not a DVD or CD. It’s not an audio conference. It’s the next best thing to going to a live...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 4
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 4
Traditionally, physicians received either full privileges or none at all. With the growing diversity of practitioners, which includes physicians, dentists, podiatrists, and advanced practice providers, such as nurse practitioners, certified registered nurse anesthetists, midwives, and physician...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 3
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician leadership,...
