No, unless otherwise required by state law, says Claude (Bud) Pate, REHS, vice president of content and development at The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc. in Marblehead, MA. “For example, in California DPMs are members of the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 28
Under the apparent agency theory, a patient can sue a hospital for the negligence of a physician if the patient perceived that the physician was an employee or agent of the hospital at the time the care was rendered.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 28
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) recently published online its 2008 State Snapshots, which includes the strengths and weaknesses of each state’s quality information. Collected for the National Healthcare Quality Report, the data will be used to analyze healthcare quality and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 27
There are few opportunities for physician leaders to come together, share ideas, and learn from each other’s successes. The Greeley Medical Staff Institute Symposium is a unique forum created to foster communication between new and experienced physician leaders from across the country.
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 27
Try a PowerPoint presentation with a little kick, says Dana Crowell, CPMSM, director of medical staff services at Longmont (CO) United Hospital. When a Joint Commission survey is imminent, Crowell gives a presentation that covers medical staff, credentialing, and privileging...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 27
You’ve designed a physician reporting mechanism and are getting ready to distribute your first set of report cards—but do you have the right policies in place?
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 27
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 26
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston is launching a one-year Open Notes campaign, which will enable 25,000 to 35,000 patients to read the notes their physicians write after each visit, according to ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 26
A key part to any credentialing application is the attestation, acknowledgement, and release forms. These documents protect not only your organization, but also the organizations that release information to you throughout the credentialing process. When developing the acknowledgment section,...
