A Practical Guide to Assessing the Competency of Low-Volume Providers (Book)

Hugh P. Greeley

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In hospitals across the country, medical service professionals, department chairs, credentials committee members, and medical executive committee members are increasingly faced with requests for medical staff membership, reappointment, and clinical privileges submitted by physicians with little or no clinical volume.

Hospitals and credentialing professionals are understandably concerned about this trend and its effect on the credentialing process. These concerns are elevated by fear that the hospital will not meet accreditation standards, and fear that a physician may lack the skills and knowledge to appropriately care for patients.

In addition, many worry that a low-or no-volume physician may admit and treat a patient who subsequently
files a corporate negligence suit against the hospital that accuses the hospital of negligent retention.

In this hands-on guide with companion CD-ROM, Hugh Greeley provides you with options-beyond outright denial of membership or clinical privileges-when faced with an application submitted by a low- or no-volume provider. You and your staff will learn, step-by-step, how to confidently react when next faced with such requests.

In hospitals across the country, medical service professionals, department chairs, credentials committee members, and medical executive committee members are increasingly faced with requests for medical staff membership, reappointment, and clinical privileges submitted by physicians with little or no clinical volume. Many worry that a low-or no-volume physician may admit and treat a patient who subsequently files a corporate negligence suit against the hospital that accuses the hospital of negligent retention. In this hands-on guide with CD-ROM, Hugh Greeley provides you with options (beyond outright denial of membership or clinical privileges) when faced with an application submitted by a low- or no-volume provider. From sample policies and forms on CD-ROM to 8 case studies to help you find solutions to organization-specific problems, you'll know how to confidently react when next faced with such requests.

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