A health plan must designate a credentialing committee that uses a peer review process to make credentialing and recredentialing decisions. Members of the committee must include participating practitioners who can review and provide input on applicants for initial credentialing and recredentialing. The credentialing committee is also responsible for reviewing and approving credentialing policies and procedures, as well as reviewing delegated credentialing activities.

Published 8/22/18

Largely thanks to smartphones and applications, social media sites are available from any location at any time, seemingly with no restrictions. But “no restrictions” doesn’t mean “anything goes,” especially not for healthcare workers. Just this past June, Georgia dermatologist Dr. Windell Davis-Boutte had her license suspended by the state medical board after patients complained about videos posted on her YouTube account.

Published 8/20/18

Proctoring and the performance of FPPE provides a valuable service to patients and the medical community. It protects patients and can help a colleague identify opportunities to improve the quality of the care he or she delivers. Many medical staff bylaws declare participation in focused review determinations, including proctoring, an important professional obligation of all members. Nevertheless, proctors occasionally face ethical dilemmas in the work they perform. Examples of such dilemmas are represented in the case scenarios that follow.

"Applying to the CRC Contests became a wonderful networking opportunity for me to share my knowledge and also benchmark with world-class organizations across the country. I have had an absolutely phenomenal experience working with CRC, and moving forward as a judge for the 2018 contest applicants, I will be looking for innovation, creativity, and transformative tools to improve outcomes."
—Raechel Rowland, RN, BSN, LSSBB, co-winner of the 2017 CRC Excellence in Medical Staff Collaboration Award and member of the 2018 and 2019 CRC Contest Committee

The 2019 CRC Symposium Case Study Competition and the 2019 CRC Achievement Awards are two application-based contests that showcase excellence in the medical staff services and leadership fields. Winners, who will be selected by a panel of esteemed industry experts, will receive free admission to and recognition at the 2019 CRC Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 26-29. For more information, click here.