“The sorrow hung like a millstone around my neck, but I laid it aside to care for the others because that's what you do as a physician. Yet, when I was alone, the sense of hopelessness was becoming insufferable.”
- James W. Lynch, MD, shares his struggles with depression...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 22
There’s been a lot of news concerning telemedicine recently, such as the new rules passed by the Texas Medical Board and subsequent preliminary injunction. Nine states have also enacted the...
Prospective review, concurrent review (proctoring), or retrospective review are examples of the various ways to conduct a focused review or to evaluate privileged practitioners. The medical staff should work with advanced practice professionals (APP) to define specific quality indicators and to...
As we have mentioned already this week, developing privileges for allied health professionals comes with a unique set of complications and factors to consider. Credentialing Resource Center has developed 38 criteria-based privilege forms for the most common allied health professionals. These...
In a recent conversation, Credentialing Resource Center Journal spoke with author Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, advisory consultant and chief credentialing officer at The Greeley Company. She described some of the emerging challenges as well as "traditional"...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 21
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Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 21
Bring together disparate departments under a clearly defined process when hiring employed physicians, says William K. Cors, MD, MMM, FACPE, chief medical officer, Pocono Health System; East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, in the July issue of Medical Staff Briefing....
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 21
Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA, presents a new strategy to deal with physician burnout in an article for MD Magazine. According to Meyers, the country is experiencing a crisis when it comes to medical resident burnout, and physician leaders should not wait until a lawsuit against their hospital to...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 21
In the 2015 MSP Salary Survey, 33% of respondents said they oversee other departments/services. This number increased by 2% since 2014 (and there were also more respondents this year). The breakdown of what departments/services they oversee is as follows
