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National credentialing and privileging expert Sally J. Pelletier, CPCS, CPMSM, delivers useful and timely information in her weekly " Credentialing Resource Center Connection" column.

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Issue 52, December 28, 2006

• Seven-country collaborative project hope to prevent catastrophic hospital events

  Seven-country collaborative project hope to prevent catastrophic hospital events

• Realizing the uncommon value of the MSP

  Realizing the uncommon value of the MSP

Issue 51, December 20, 2006

• ABMS announces approval of MOC programs

  ABMS announces approval of MOC programs

• Mutual accountability of credentialing

  Mutual accountability of credentialing

Issue 50, December 14, 2006

• Report: Serial murders in healthcare facilities more common than believed

  A recent study released by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) has revealed that there...

• Privileging for hospitalists

  Hospitalists are hospital-based physicians who manage and provide primary care during a patient's...

Issue 49, December 7, 2006

• Potential National Patient Safety Standards goals up for review

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has released a draft of...

• Determining core versus non-core privileges

  For organizations moving towards the development of a criteria-based core privileging system...

Issue 48, November 30, 2006

• Measuring the wealth in credentialing

  Using the definition of "rich" as "existing in large quantities in plentiful supply," I thought it...

• AMA targets improvements to emergency care

  The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a number of recommendations aimed at improving...

Issue 46, November 16, 2006

• Do residents need to be credentialed the same as through medical staff standards

  A Credentialing and Privileging Advisor reader recently asked: "Our hospital will soon, for the...

Issue 45, November 9, 2006

• State hospital association stands against criminal charges for medical error

  The Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) issued a recent statement against the criminalization of...

• Potpourri for 2007

  Even though the focus in the field is on the introduction of the three new concepts to the JCAHO...

Issue 44, November 2, 2006

• NCQA releases physician quality measures for public comment

  The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has released a set of ambulatory care quality...

• Ongoing professional practice evaluations

  With the introduction of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO...

Issue 43, October 26, 2006

• AHA weighs on MS.1.20

  While expressing support for recent revisions to the much-discussed changes to the Joint Commission...

Issue 42, October 19, 2006

• Most states lacking in user-friendly access to doctor disciplinary information

  A report issued by Public Citizen, ranking state medical board Web sites for content and usability...

• Credentialing exists to protect patients

  Given the complex dynamics of the structure of medical staffs large and small, the acceptance of...

Issue 41, October 12, 2006

• Study: Electronic health records face financial, legal barriers

  According to a study published by Health Affairs, authored by Massachusetts General Hospital and...

• A look at the revised telemedicine standards

  The revisions to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' (JCAHO...

Issue 40, October 4, 2006

• When to use a pre-application

  Many organizations use a pre-application process to determine a new applicant's eligibility to...

• Study: Criminal violations often go unpunished

  A study, published by Case Western Reserve University of Law's publication Health Matrix, has found...

Issue 39, September 28, 2006

• AMA watches post-Katrina investigation

  The American Medical Association (AMA) issued an official statement earlier this week stating the...

• Determining who must be credentialed

  Last week, I responded to the frequently asked question of whether healthcare industry...

Issue 38, September 21, 2006

• Study: Pay-for-performance project could save lives

  A study released by Premier Inc. has concluded that an increased use of the quality measures put...

• Should medical device manufacturers' representatives be "credentialed?"

  It is common for the representatives of medical device or system manufacturers to be present in the...

Issue 37, September 14, 2006

• Limited privileges turn into turf battle between Oregon facilities

  Two Oregon medical centers, who have previously shared medical staff, are in the midst of a battle...

• Moving toward paperless credentialing one step at a time

  Contemporary medical staff offices constantly seek ways to reduce the bureaucracy of the...

Issue 36, September 8, 2006

• Joint Commission: Critical access hospital surveys to be on unannounced basis

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) announced that surveys...

• NAMSS: Celebrating 30 years of professionalism and partnerships

  Soon MSPs from all over the United States (and even a few from beyond) will head to Atlanta to...

Issue 35, August 31, 2006

• Leaves of absence and physician reappointments

  Recently, a reader asked whether the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations...

• MS.1.20 field review announced

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has announced a second...

Issue 34, August 24, 2006

• Study: Fewer large-company employees enrolled in health insurance

  According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), only eight in 10 workers eligible for health...

• Credentialing committee composition

  When you consider the wide-ranging responsibilities and duties of credentials committee members, it...

Issue 33, August 17, 2006

• NCQA working towards common standards for HMOs, PPOs

  The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced this week it is working to develop a...

• Automatic suspensions

  Recently, I was involved in a discussion regarding which circumstances should lead to an automatic...

Issue 32, August 10, 2006

• NCQA accreditation standards focus on keeping members informed

  Health plans accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) will be required to...

Issue 31, August 3, 2006

• JCAHO examines psychiatric services core measures

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is set to begin an...

Issue 30, July 27, 2006

• Congress looks at relationship between accrediting body and consulting division

  Three members of Congress, including the chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, requested in May...

Issue 29, July 20, 2006

• NCQA medical specialties measures open for public comment

  The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), in collaboration with Mathematic Policy...

Issue 28, July 13, 2006

• JCAHO calls for osteoporosis management performance measures

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Services (JCAHO) has issued a call for...

Issue 27, July 6, 2006

• Emergency GME affiliation agreements extended to Oct. 9

  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that hospitals will have until...

Issue 26, June 29, 2006

• Study looks at hospital, community collaboration for emergency preparedness

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has released a study...

Issue 25, June 22, 2006

• AMA members urge for financial help to assist conversion to electronic records

  According to a recent American Medical Association (AMA) survey, 84 percent of the group's...

Issue 24, June 15, 2006

• JCAHO announces 2007 National Patient Safety Goals

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) has announced 2007...

Issue 23, June 8, 2006

• South Carolina revokes Shortt medical license

  The South Carolina state medical licensing board has revoked the license of a physician accused of...

Issue 22, June 1, 2006

• Harris Poll: Support for easy, free online access to federally-funded findings?

  According to a recent Harris Poll (April 11-17, 2006) large numbers of adults support the...

Issue 21, May 25, 2006

• New Medical Staff Requirement Delayed until 2007

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) announced that the...

Issue 20, May 15, 2006

• New Hampshire law to block sale of prescription data

  The New Hampshire state Senate unanimously passed legislation May 4 to prohibit the sale of...

Issue 19, May 11, 2006

• AMA refutes medical liability study

  The American Medical Association (AMA) on May 8 issued a statement to refute the "flawed analysis...

Issue 18, May 4, 2006

• Physician, target of 100-plus malpractice suits, changes name

  A physician involved in over 100 malpractice cases has legally changed his name.

Issue 17, April 24, 2006

• AMA study shows 'steep decline' in competition among health insurance companies

  A new American Medical Association (AMA) study has found a significant reduction in the number of...

Issue 16, April 20, 2006

• JCAHO moves to unannounced surveys, certification reviews

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) is implementing a new...

Issue 15, April 13, 2006

• New NCQA physician and hospital quality standards endorsed

  Over two dozen companies have endorsed a set of new standards from the National Committee for...

Issue 14, April 6, 2006

• FL medical staff, physicians win key bylaws lawsuit

  A county circuit court has ruled that a state law providing hospital administrators greater control...

Issue 13, March 30, 2006

• Imposter surveyor attempts to access California hospital

  The American Hospital Association (AHA) stated this week that the Joint Commission on Accreditation...

Issue 12, March 23, 2006

• NCQA opens new standards to public comment

  The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released for public comment draft standards for...

Issue 11, March 16, 2006

• AHA to CMS: increased analysis of physician investment structures needed

  The American Hospital Association (AHA) has issued a statement calling for the Centers for Medicare...

Issue 10, March 9, 2006

• Cullen receives 11 life sentences

  Charles Cullen, the New Jersey nurse who killed as many as 40 patients during a 16-year career...

Issue 9, March 2, 2006

• Alliance hopes to retain boomer workforce

  A new collaboration is seeking to recruit and retain baby boomer workers over the age of 50. The...

Issue 8, February 23, 2006

• JCAHO proposes new medical staff standards, announces field review period

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) made available for field...

Issue 7, February 15, 2006

• AMA designates 21st state 'in crisis' due to liability issues

  Tennessee was named the 21st state 'in crisis' due to the combination of increasing liability...

Issue 6, February 9, 2006

• AMA provides disaster response training

  The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced the launch of its National Disaster Life...

Issue 5, February 2, 2006

• CMS approves new technology of intraocular lens

  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its approval of a new class of New...

Issue 4, January 26, 2006

• JCAHO calls for more accurate medication reconciliation

  The Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) issued a statement this...

Issue 3, January 19, 2006

• Online video program discusses physician, patient language barriers

  The American Medical Association has released a seven minute program, "Optimal Strategies for...

Issue 2, January 12, 2006

• ABMS web service provides direct access to specialty board certification

  The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has launched a new web service that allows...

Issue 1, January 5, 2006

• JCAHO changes review cycle for staffing services certification program

  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations announced that organizations...