HCPro is conducting market research into products for and about hospitalists and we’d like to hear from you. What are your biggest hospitalist-related challenges? Do you think there is a need for hospitalist products? If so, what types of products would you be interested in...
Whenever a practitioner who is currently privileged at an organization wishes to increase his or her knowledge and skill base and thus broaden his or her scope of practice, the organization can assist the practitioner by providing the necessary training via a preceptorship program. With...
As mentioned in yesterday’s CRC Daily, a subscription to Credentialing Resource Center provides users with access to a library of core privilege forms. These forms are developed by experts in the field and provide guidance for required competence based on industry suggestions. These forms are...
Did you know that a subscription to Credentialing Resource Center Journal comes with more than a monthly newsletter? By signing up for Credentialing Resource Center Journal, you also have access to HCPro’s website, Credentialing Resource Center, which is full of tools and resources for medical...
Primary certification criteria of the American Board of Pathology (ABP) for Anatomic Pathology Certification are a common requirement for obtaining autopsy privileges, according to Samuel Furci, MPA, principal at Furci Associates, LLC, a healthcare accreditation compliance...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 47
Medical Staff Briefing provides the strategies and updated information medical staff leaders and medical services professionals need to confidently meet their daily challenges. This monthly resource provides time-saving tools, expert advice, and analysis to help you effectively...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 47
The American Medical Students Association (AMSA) and the watchdog group Public Citizen are speaking out against two trials which are meant to study the effects of resident duty hour restrictions. The iCOMPARE and FIRST studies are trying to determine if rates of death and serious complications...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 47
A study published in JAMA looked at burnout of U.S. physicians by specialty. Emergency medicine, general internal medicine, neurology, and family medicine had the highest rates of burnout. The specialties with the lowest rates of burnout were pathology, dermatology, general pediatrics, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 47
Lahey Clinic in Burlington, Massachusetts will pay $850,000 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights to settle a HIPAA violation. The hospital also agreed to adopt a robust corrective action plan to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program.
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 47
“In our experience, the only sustainable way to help physicians achieve their potential in serving their patients is to engage them as partners in practice and enterprise success. Likewise, physician engagement is the only way to hold physicians, other providers, and staff accountable for...
