The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine (the "Court") upheld a superior court's ruling granting immunity to two physicians who provided negative comments regarding a third physician when they responded to a questionnaire from a credentials verification organization (CVO).
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 8
About four years ago, we (and when I say "we," I mean "me," as I am a one-woman office) instituted evergreen letters. The evergreen serves as a verification of privileges and as a clinical reference. On our evergreen form, the department chair completes the evaluation section, and I complete a...
The hospital-only specialty, which originated in primary care in the 1990s, has caught on throughout many sub-specialties. Among OB-GYN, gastroenterology, and general surgery services, hospitalist growth has been driven in part by physicians' desires for greater work-life balance, particularly...
A number of articles have been written about bias in peer review?what it is, how it affects the overall peer review process, and types of bias, to name a few. Bias is understandably the stumbling block to effective peer review. It is the one factor that can take a well-meaning committee that is...
At the 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium, when speakers Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, and Carol Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, told audience members that locum tenens do not need a medical staff category, there was a collective gasp in the crowd. It was evident...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 7
What is the right level of MSP staffing in a medical staff office? This is a common question, but one without an easy answer. There is no such thing as a typical medical staff office, and there is no industry standard for staffing requirements.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 6
The 2016 MSP Salary Survey wraps up on May 6. While we tally last-minute responses and develop our expert-driven analysis, here's a sneak peek at how the results are stacking up, based on the roughly 875 responses we received at the time of publication.
In April, two states took action against the American Board of Medical Specialties Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Oklahoma became the first state to sign a law stating that MOC cannot be a requirement for physicians seeking medical licensure or hospital clinical privileges in that...
