From advanced practice professionals to telemedicine providers, The Medical Staff’s Guide to Overcoming Competence Assessment Challenges will walk you through every step of collecting adequate performance data to assess practitioner competence. This book addresses many of the common...
The aging of both the current healthcare workforce and the population in general, coupled with the dramatic healthcare reform facing the country, has increased the demand for many healthcare professionals and expanded the roles and skill sets for existing professionals.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 11
Gone are the days where medical marijuana was only available in a few progressive states. Currently, 20 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws allowing physicians to recommend medical marijuana to patients.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 26
From advanced practice professionals to telemedicine providers, The Medical Staff’s Guide to Overcoming Competence Assessment Challenges will walk you through every step of collecting adequate performance data to assess practitioner competence. This book addresses many of the common...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 43
New medical student enrollment at the nation’s osteopathic medical colleges has increased by 11.1% in fall 2013 over enrollment in 2012, according to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). A total of 6,449 students began their medical education at one of 29 DO-...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 41
The ability to provide high-quality healthcare is a primary driver of job satisfaction among physicians, whereas obstacles to quality patient care are a source of stress, according to a recent study by the RAND Corporation. Researchers gathered data from 30 physician practices in six states,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 14, Issue 39
Primary care physicians and mid-level staff continue to be in high demand as healthcare organizations prepare for coordinated care and the Affordable Care Act. The Association for Staff Physician Recruiters’ 2013 In-House Physician Recruitment Benchmarking Report finds that nearly 70% of...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 10
Have you ever signed a department chair recommendation? Or made a motion to approve a credentials file? I certainly haven't, and I would venture to say that if you're a fellow MSP, you haven't, either. I have found, however, that there is a subtle line between making informal...
The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) 2012 Annual Report shows an overall increase in the number of physicians and nonphysicians who participate in continuing medical education (CME). More than 24 million physicians and other healthcare professionals...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 9
Editor's note: HCPro's Credentialing Resource Center is constantly updating its library of Clinical Privilege White Papers to guide you in developing and maintaining clinical privileges for practitioners at your organization. The following is an excerpt from the recently updated...
