The CRC team hears it often--dollars for education continue to dwindle. We know that often those in the medical staff services field have to choose only one conference a year to attend, or have to submit a budget and proposal to attend educational opportunities in the upcoming year. Let us make your job a little easier. The CRC team has developed a justification letter that you can use to explain to your boss why you should attend the 2017 CRC Symposium.

The CRC team is grateful for such a large community of faithful readers. In recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday, CRC Daily will not be published on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25.

CRC's Achievement Awards honor MSPs and medical staff leaders who make a difference in their organization and serve as an inspiration to the broader professional community.

Development of The Credentialing and Privileging Toolbox is underway! The 2017 title will feature first-class, field-sourced credentialing and privileging resources, along with expert commentary on what makes them so great. Think The OPPE Toolbox and The FPPE Toolbox but with practitioner vetting–focused tools.

Credentialing and privileging have long been keystones of quality care and patient safety. But as healthcare reform drives consolidation, integration, and value-based reimbursement, these perennial functions are taking on new forms, environments, and significance. The following Q&A spotlights major challenges—and solutions—for the modern practitioner vetting world.

In a recent CEO/CFO roundtable held by Becker's Hospital Review, physician leaders discussed what has helped them succeed in their leadership roles. Some of their key tips include:

"For too long the medical profession has neglected the study of its own personnel and focused on patient care."

- Manit Arora, a surgeon and lecturer at University of New England in Armidale, Australia, and University of Queensland in Brisbane discusses burnout among emergency department health professionals.