CRC Blog

Survey says: Stay tuned

Mary Stevens — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:46:39 +0000

If you completed the recent Credentialing Resource Center salary survey, thank you! The results are in and we’re analyzing the information you provided. The survey garnered more than 500 participants and the early findings are interesting indeed. We look forward to providing the complete set of results in a future issue of Credentialing Resource Center [...]

Participate in the 2013 MSP Salary Survey

Katrina Gravel — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:30:11 +0000

We need your help! Credentialing Resource Center wants to know how the financial field is for MSPs in 2013. Please take a moment to complete our brief salary survey. The results of this survey will appear in a future issue of our newsletter Credentialing Resource Center Journal. For taking part in this survey, we will enter [...]

Joint Commission identifies most challenging requirements

Katrina Gravel — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:33:03 +0000

The Joint Commission has released a list of the most challenging requirements for 2012, which identifies the top five Joint Commission requirements that were identified as “not compliant” for each type of accredited organization and certified program. For hospitals, the top requirement identified as not compliant in 2012 was RC.01.01.01, “The hospital maintains complete and accurate [...]

New issue of Credentialing Resource Center Journal now available

Katrina Gravel — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:26:43 +0000

The April issue of Credentialing Resource Center Journal is now available and can be accessed by Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) members online at CredentialingResourceCenter.com. In this issue, learn about credentialing and privileging during a disaster: Reacting quickly and effectively is a major part of successfully navigating the chaos that follows a disaster, according to David Bernard, [...]

Readmission reduction – one more time

wmills — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:05:08 +0000

Two recent articles in The Journal of the American Medical Association (Jan. 23/30 issue) address the issue of readmissions to hospitals within 30 days of discharge. This is a huge issue as “pay for value” initiatives will be dinging hospitals financially, not to mention the public flogging hospitals will receive with these publicly reportable measures. [...]

Free product demonstrations for peer review and physician performance

Katrina Gravel — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:25 +0000

HCPro invites you to join us for two free, live product demonstrations in March. The first, on Tuesday, March 19 at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern) will demonstrate the Physician Profile Reporter, a tool that enables you to generate reliable performance reports that can easily be distributed to medical staff members. The Physician Profile Reporter will help [...]

Earn CME credits and learn about peer review culture

Katrina Gravel — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:48:02 +0000

Please join Dr. Robert J. Marder, an expert on all aspects of peer review, for Taking Peer Review from Punitive to Positive: Creating a Physician Performance Improvement Culture, a live webcast presentation on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. (Eastern). This program will define peer review culture and demonstrate the value of a performance [...]

Nurse to patient ratios: The key to Quality! Really?

wmills — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:00:02 +0000

A recent article in the Washington Post titled “D.C. Council chairman to propose bill boosting nursing staffs at hospitals” brings up again the issue of nurse-to-patient ratios. D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is quoted as saying “I think this bill is today’s version of the eight-hour day — something that we will see business resist [...]

Healthcare workers and flu vaccination

wmills — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:30:50 +0000

At last count, 47 states were having “flu emergencies,” with a marked increase of reported influenza cases compared to recent years. So it’s time for me to share one of my pet peeves again: influenza immunizations for healthcare workers. This came back into the public arena again earlier this month when ABC News ran a story [...]

New York State – the place to get really sick?

wmills — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:59:46 +0000

Is New York State the best place to be if you become septic? Isn’t this the state that brought a bill to the assembly in 2011 that threatened to make “reckless infection of a patient with a communicable disease by a health care provider” a felony? Now, the governor has mandated that all New York [...]