Pink flags on medical staff applications never stay that shade for long. Swift identification and targeted action can resolve concerns about these subtle deviations from the norm—but on the other hand, negligence and mismanagement can escalate flags to full-blown problems.
Although sometimes used interchangeably, emergency, disaster, and temporary privileges are three separate types of privileges to be used in distinct situations. How and when they can be used depends on your accreditor’s standards and what is written in your governing documents. A simple review...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 10
The telemedicine market is expected to more than double over the next five years, climbing from nearly $20 billion today to almost $50 billion in 2021, according to an August 2016 Research and Markets analysis. For MSPs...
In recent years, more and more attention has been directed toward quality improvement and patient safety. Just as Syed Ahmed Hussain, MD, associate chief medical officer at the Detroit Medical Center (DMC), was part of a team that pioneered an incentive program to increase...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 10
In the medical staff realm, volume is typically expressed in whole numbers‑the practitioner must perform so many procedures to qualify for clinical privileges or to satisfy established professional practice evaluation thresholds‑but a new study published in the BMJ showcases a different approach...
The medical licensing tool aimed at expediting the process through which physicians can obtain licenses to practice in multiple states is one step closer to becoming a reality as more details of the process come into focus. Once it's up and running, the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact will...
A regular review of your medical staff bylaws not only ensures you are compliant with accreditors' and regulators' standards, but also verifies that the current actions of your medical staff members do not conflict with what is written in your bylaws.
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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 9
The latest addition to St. Jude Medical Center's psychiatry department isn't your run-of-the-mill medical staff recruit. Standing four feet tall atop a pair of razor-thin wheels, VGo is a remote-controlled telemedicine robot that has played the middleman between patients in the Fullerton,...
Although ransomware is not a new phenomenon, a recent increase in reported attacks along with several well-publicized cases have raised the public's awareness of the threat it poses. Ransomware, a variety of malware, can be incredibly damaging because it is designed to infect a system, find and...
