In today’s ambulatory settings, what you measure will be affected by your organization’s willingness to invest in the resources needed to understand and manage quality as an essential part of your business rather than as a regulatory requirement. The questions for organizations outside the hospital are as follows: first, what should you measure and then what type—rule or rate—would work best based on volume and data collection resources?

Published 10/19/17

"Writing Medical Staff Bylaws: How to Avoid Compliance Gaps and Implement Best Practices" is now available to Platinum Plus members of the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC)! 

Click here to access this new release directly through the CRC website.

Published 10/18/17

Teamwork. Partnership. Alliance. Relationship. Cooperation. These are a few of the words listed in the thesaurus as synonyms for “collaboration.” I would like to add a few more ideas to that list: trust building, idea sharing, a path to improvement, synergy, and success.

Published 10/16/17

Maybe it is the tipping point for some physicians, already stressed out about the other regulatory requirements they must adhere to that chip away at clinical time. Maybe it's the multiple tasks that must be completed to participate in the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recertification process, known as Maintenance of Certification (MOC). Or maybe it's a little bit of both. The ABMS MOC program has come under heavy criticism from physicians, frustrated by the increasing requirements and cost to comply with the program.

The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) team is heading to the NAMSS Conference next week. Stop by Booth 109 to peruse the latest and greatest HCPro medical staff and credentialing resources, earn an exclusive discount and enter our raffle, and finally put faces to the CRC names you know and love.