Last month, I wrote about a problem many organizations face when implementing clinical service lines. The way many clinical service lines are currently structured, it is unclear who owns the responsibility of ensuring physician performance—the organized medical staff, through its relevant...
Fine wine might ripen with age, but peer review processes left alone for decades go sour. This is the lesson that Tucson (AZ) Medical Center (TMC) learned when its department-based peer review process became so punitive and ineffective that some physicians stopped performing specific procedures...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 3
It’s important for MSPs solely managing a medical staff services department (MSSD) to draft their own job description so that others in the organization have a clear understanding of the role of the MSP. When others in the organization, especially the HR department, have a clear...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 3
Healthcare is constantly evolving, and new medical research, drugs, and surgical technologies change how diseases are diagnosed and treated on a daily basis. Patients and healthcare institutions expect healthcare providers not only to be knowledgeable about the latest healthcare advances, but...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 3
Throughout the “Fair Hearings 101” series, CPRLI has covered various aspects of the fair hearing process, from what language medical staffs need to include in the bylaws to how to choose the right hearing panel members. Although these topics are important, medical staff leaders...
