Featured Content Spot red flags in peer evaluations This week, CRC Daily covers credentialing. Peer evaluations, which speak to a practitioner’s current competence and abilities, play a key role in this process. MSPs and medical staff leaders must set guidelines for selecting peers who can provide high-quality, trustworthy, and timely information. Ask applicants to identify references who have current knowledge of their abilities, typically within the past two years. If an applicant has been out of training less than two years, one of the peer evaluations should be from the program director of the most recently completed training. Sometimes, applicants may name peers who don’t fit the bill to cover up trouble spots in their history or to otherwise make their application more appealing. The following scenario illustrates one such red flag, and offers advice on how to proceed once it’s identified. Read more.  Cutoff for CRC Symposium hotel discount rate Time is running out to receive a discounted hotel room rate for the 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium. The discounted rate is $209. The 2016 Credentialing Resource Center Symposium will take place at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. Along with the convience of staying where the Symposium is being held, the hotel also offers easy access to SeaWorld, Walt Disney World, and downtown Orlando's performing arts. If you feel like staying in, the hotel features 3 pools and numerous restaurants. For a list of accomodations and nearby attractions, click here.
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