This week’s free resource is a sample bureaucracy index report from The Medical Staff Leader’s Survival Guide. The report is designed to give a snapshot to your medical staff of the actual medical staff...
All too often, time-strapped physician leaders are not provided with targeted training before taking up the mantle of medical staff governance. The Medical Executive Committee Manual fills...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 14
A report issued by the Office of the Inspector General found that less than a quarter of federal prisons have adequate medical staffs. Staffing at 12 institutions are at a “crisis level” for staffing. In 2014, bureau-run prisons employed 3,215 healthcare professionals, 17 percent fewer than the...
Failure to hold the medical staff accountable for unprofessional behavior may have catastrophic consequences for patients. On July 9, 2008, The Joint Commission issued sentinel event #40, “Behaviors that undermine a culture of safety.” This led to the development of a leadership standard (LD.03....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 13
A recent study published in Health Affairs found that when physician practices have care-management processes in place to identify and provide targeted care to patients with chronic conditions, physicians tend to use them less frequently for patients with depression.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 13
Personal finance website WalletHub recently ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 11 metrics to determine where is the best place for physicians to practice. The metrics included mean annual wages, number of hospitals per 100,000 residents, malpractice award payouts, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 13
With the threat posed by stress and burnout to physicians’ well-being and clinical performance, hospital leaders must cultivate physician resilience. Recently at Huron Healthcare’s 2016 CEO Forum, Wayne Sotile, PhD, founder of the Center for Physician Resilience, made the following...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 12
If you haven’t already, don’t miss out on your chance to take our MSP Salary Survey and be eligible for a drawing to win either of the following complimentary products (winner’s choice): Credentialing A to Z (book) or ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 13
The 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium kicks off next Thursday in Orlando. If you’re already registered, don’t forget to pack your sunscreen because the weather forecasts says it’s...
Increasingly, organizations are implementing policies for evaluating older members of the medical staff—often for practitioners at age 70, or earlier if self-referral occurs. Today's quick tip lays out some steps to consider including in such a policy.
