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Streamlining the Credentialing and Privileging Process
The legal authority to approve, limit or deny provider credentials and privileges is a fundamental board responsibility. Organizations that centralize and standardize this process are better prepared to meet the field’s many changes and challenges.
Governing in the New Quality, Safety Landscape
For effective oversight, boards must engage at three levels: see, own and solve.
Accreditation: What Boards Need to Know
Voluntary accreditation is considered to be an important symbol of a hospital’s commitment to high-quality, safe care. Some consumers look for accreditation when choosing a hospital. Many health care professionals believe it is an important indicator of the commitment to quality and safety they are looking for when choosing a place to practice.
Governance Leadership of Quality
A diagnostic tool and organization assessment can help boards address barriers to effective quality oversight.
Transforming Care Delivery to Focus on Patient Outcomes: Why Boards Matter
In the publication, authors Joshi and Horak state that hospital trustees support hospitals’ fundamental missions to improve the health of the community. In a climate of growing concerns about the quality of health care and the amount we pay for it, trustees are called upon to oversee the transformation of the culture of the organization.
Credentialing, Privileging and the Engaged Board
Education, preparation and collegiality can empower physician and lay member trustees to make fair and thoroughly vetted decisions.