In April 2013, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) began exploring the idea of using an interstate compact for physician licensing. The idea behind the compact was to make licensing more efficient for physicians who practice in multiple states while also maintaining the integrity and...
The internal peer review processes at hospitals aim to measure and monitor physicians' performance through evaluations by other physicians. Peer reviewers are typically physicians in the same community and specialty as the physician who's being evaluated. However, in certain situations,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 43
Thank you to everyone who responded to our call for medical staff experts last week. There’s still time to let us know you’re interested. As you may recall, we’re looking for experts who want to contribute to our growing collection of books, webcasts, seminars, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 42
Calling all experts! HCPro is looking for medical staff experts to share their insights and contribute to our growing collection of leading industry publications. Our books, webcasts, seminars, and newsletters keep medical staff leaders and medical staff professionals up-to-...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 41
HCPro is excited to announce the launch of a new LinkedIn discussion group. This group will serve as a platform to chat about best practices and network with other medical staff professionals and physician leaders. As a gift for joining the community, you will receive an...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 40
Do you have any best practices or forms/lists/ templates from your organization you’d like to share? HCPro is working on a new book, The Medical Staff’s Guide to Employed Physicians, which will be about how medical staffs apply their regular processes to employed physicians...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 39
If you are attending the National Association Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) conference next week, make sure to stop by booth #114 to visit HCPro. My editorial and marketing colleagues will be there to answer any medical staff/credentialing questions you have as well as show...
It's important to keep committee members up to speed on new developments in privileging criteria, the status of practitioners, and other key information. If a disconnect does exist, MSPs and medical staff leadership have some options for reconnecting committee activities with expectations.
A medical staff meeting agenda is more than just a piece of paper with an aesthetically pleasing outline. It is a tool to make your meetings efficient and informative, which in turn will keep medical staff involvement in these meetings high. Coordinating meetings and setting agendas usually...
