This week’s Free Form Friday giveaway is a focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE) form for newly requested privileges. It was submitted by Angela Stokes-Middleton, CPCS, manager in the office of medical staff affairs at Hoboken (NJ) University Medical Center. Angela says that she uses...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 44
Looking to implement electronic medical records (EMR) but not sure which vendor to choose? Here is a list of just some of the companies that provide EMR solutions.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 44
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 11, Issue 44
If a proctor is not a member of your medical staff, he or she must be granted temporary privileges to perform the proctoring role. During the credentialing process, MSPs should review the proctor’s case log as well as the information the physician provides on his or her application.
Does your medical staff charge a reasonable amount for dues? Should the active staff be required to pay dues? Is your medical staff putting the money collected from dues to its best possible use?
Physicians are often hesitant to serve as proctors, and who could blame them? Proctoring another physician is one of the most awkward positions that a physician can be put into. Proctors must critique another physician’s performance, and their assessment helps determine whether their colleague...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 43
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a new common format designed to help healthcare providers collect information about adverse events related to health information technology and devices.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 43
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 11, Issue 43
An effective medical staff must govern itself, make recommendations regarding the credentialing and privileging of practitioners, and monitor the quality of care provided by practitioners. Keeping these three tasks in mind can help you decide who should serve on the MEC.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 42
