Last week, I went to the optometrist for my annual checkup. I expected to get a new prescription for glasses and contacts. I didn’t expect a prescription for eye drops for my allergies. My doctor asked if I had been experiencing itchiness in my eyes, and I mentioned for the last week or so, I...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 31
Believe it or not, imperfect data is usable data. Imperfect data should never prevent the peer review process from occurring, as long as you don’t rely on it exclusively.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 31
Do you enjoy the classroom setting but don’t have the budget to fly all around the country attending seminars? Do you need a learning opportunity that flexes around your schedule, rather than the other way around? Check out the ...
When it comes to medical staff peer review, few areas are stickier than conducting ongoing professional practice evaluation (OPPE) for low- and no-volume practitioners. Medical staffs already struggle to collect data from numerous sources...
Between mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, exclusive contracts, and physician-owned hospitals and clinics, it’s no wonder physicians find themselves knee deep in conflicts of interest. Unfortunately for medical staffs, these conflicts can hamper peer review efforts.
“Doctors are...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 8
Every year, a few more negligent credentialing cases trickle through the news. The information is often superficial; it seems to focus on the U.S. state where the case was heard and whether the ruling upheld or denied a negligent credentialing claim. Often, the details of the case are lost on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 30
Regardless of their reasons for not being active at the hospital, many low-volume practitioners want to maintain medical staff membership because their managed care plans require them to be affiliated with a hospital. Although the National Committee for Quality Assurance no longer requires this...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 30
Remember, the term credentialing refers to the overall process of gathering and verifying credentials information, reviewing that information, and making a decision to grant or deny medical staff membership. Although appointing physicians to the medical staff and granting them clinical...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 30
This weekly column from The Greeley Company addresses current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, credentialing and privileging, physician...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 11, Issue 30
With the Joint Commission performing unannounced accreditation surveys, organizations must be in a state of continuous readiness. In addition, in recent years, Joint Commission surveyors have focused on the participation of the medical staff during a survey. Below are some tips for medical staff...
