The good news is that professional practice evaluation programs are becoming more meaningful and relevant and, as a result, they are having more positive effects on quality of care. However, this evolution also presents challenges to organizations, whose traditional approaches may no longer support these programs. Thus, more find it necessary to modify their approaches so they provide staff support to the medical staff organization. The medical staff must ensure that support staff members have expertise in clinical quality improvement. Consider the following support staff strategies.

CRC members can peruse all of the online articles from the September 2018 issues of Credentialing REsource Center Journal and Medical Staff Briefing—as well as full-color PDFs—here:

• CRCJ
• MSB

To access the relevant full-issue PDF, select "DOWNLOAD FULL ISSUE" at the top of the page.

The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) team is at the NAMSS Conference! Stop by Booth 236 to peruse the latest and greatest HCPro medical staff and credentialing resources, earn an exclusive discount, and enter our raffle to win a seat at the 2019 CRC Symposium in Las Vegas!

See you there!

The Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) team is extending the deadline to enter the 2019 CRC Symposium Case Study Competition and the 2019 CRC Achievement Awards, two application-based contests showcasing excellence in the medical staff services and leadership fields. 

For complete contest details and to enter the contests through our simple online process, visit https://credentialingresourcecenter.com/symposium/contests

Past winners have found the CRC Contests immensely valuable on multiple fronts, including:

• Professional education and expertise: Winners receive free admission to the 2019 CRC Symposium. The event, which will be held February 26–28 at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas, provides MSPs, medical staff leaders, and quality directors with three days’ worth of expert insight and actionable strategies for developing and sustaining effective credentialing, privileging, competence assessment, and medical staff governance processes amid constant changes to healthcare service delivery and reimbursement.
• Career advancement: This prestigious recognition looks great on a résumé.
• Networking: The CRC team showcases winners and their important work in widely distributed industry publications and honors these trailblazers at the CRC Symposium, thereby connecting them with influential industry stakeholders across the country and professional spectrum.