Dermatologists are physicians who specialize in evaluating and managing adults and children with benign and malignant conditions and disorders of the skin, hair, nails, and adjacent mucous membranes, according to the American Board of Dermatology (ABD).
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 12
It's been said that you can't manage what you can't measure. Therefore, time management starts with time measurement. For MSPs, logging tasks and the time devoted to each can also help others understand just what happens in the medical staff services department.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 11
Are two peer references adequate for low- or no-volume practitioners at reappointment? What constitutes "current" competence? These are some of the many audience questions that Carol S. Cairns, CPMSM, CPCS, answered during the recent webcast "Verify and Comply: Meet Your Top...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 10
Deborah Sutherland, PhD, CEO of the University of South Florida Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), says physician simulation training may be the (near) future of privileging, competence assessment, and much more?both in hospitals and at the specialty board and state...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 9
Todd Sagin, MD, JD,says hospitals and MSPs have a number of tools they can use to protect themselves when potential issues are identified ... including a simple policy: Don't use the words "in good standing."
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 8
Developing and implementing a criteria-based core privileging system is challenging and requires considerable effort, but the result will greatly benefit the organized medical staff and the healthcare organization.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 7
The "typical" day for an MSP isn't easy to tease out neatly. In trying to gauge how much time respondents spend on common duties, we enumerated the obvious: Most MSPs do not devote 100% of their time to any single task. However, if your day includes analyzing credentials files,...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 6
As more organizations examine or pursue PCMH for care delivery, MSPs should take a hard look at NCQA's data collection and reporting guidelines, as well as their organization's own internal requirements and accreditation guidelines.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 5
With physicians practicing longer and retiring later, MSPs face new questions regarding competence assessment and privileging. The best approach is to know your bylaws and determine whether changes are necessary.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 4
Last November, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced plans to revise the NPDB Guidebook, the National Practitioner Data Bank's (NPDB) policy manual. In November 2013, the HRSA provided a draft of the new...