Upon completing an accredited physician assistant (PA) program, PAs must pass a certification examination in order to become licensed to practice...Read More »
Medical staff governing documents must articulate the standards that practitioners must meet to qualify for medical staff membership. In general, the list of qualifications will address the applicant’s background, experience, ability to perform requested privileges, training, and demonstrated...
Our topic for this column is one that is not often written about or focused on by various regulatory bodies. No one would argue that hospitals do...Read More »
Although external peer review is seldom required in most organizations, it is nonetheless important to have a policy in place should the need...Read More »
Establishing a structure for reviewing OPPE reports can be challenging, especially given that the process requires the resource-intensive and time-consuming task of interpreting data. The medical staff drives the OPPE process; however, medical staff leaders often do not have adequate time to...
One of the most important steps in readying internal processes for a new delegated credentialing arrangement is ensuring all employees involved in...Read More »
"Telemedicine: Performing Effective Credentialing, Privileging, and Peer Review for Remote Practitioners" is now available to Platinum Plus...Read More »
In this 90-minute webinar, expert speaker Catherine M. Ballard, Esq., provides practical, compliance-minded guidance on performing effective credentialing, privileging, and peer review for remote practitioners. Drawing on her expansive industry expertise, Ballard demystifies the...
Bylaws and policies that don’t sufficiently address temporary privileges—or that leave the door open for corner-cutting—jeopardize organizations’ legal standing and patients’ access to quality care.
“Follow medical staff bylaws requirements for the circumstances under which temporary...
