The American Board of Internal Medicine Board of Directors unanimously voted to extend its decision to not require Practice Assessment, Patient Voice, and Patient Safety in its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program through December 31, 2018.
Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, is an advisory consultant and the chief credentialing officer for The Greeley Company, Inc., in Danvers, Massachusetts. She brings more than 20 years of credentialing and privileging experience to her work with medical staff leaders and MSPs across...
As clinician shortages intensify, payment reform initiatives mount, and organizations diversify their medical staffs, changes—and tensions—can arise in practitioners’ daily work. In Resolve Practitioner Turf Conflicts:...
This week, CRC Daily covers the governance of advanced practice professionals (APP). As the presence and roles of APPs on the medical staff continue to expand, their distinctive skillsets call for MSPs and medical staff leaders to evaluate—and sometimes amend—vetting and governance...
Last time, we saw Dr. Young experience double jeopardy following a patient complaint. Her employer wrote her up and threatened to terminate her if another incident occurred. The medical staff president gave her a slap on the wrist and said, "Try not to do it again." Dr. Young is rightfully...
