As more and more healthcare organizations turn to APPs to fill gaps in patient care, MSSDs must integrate credentialing and privileging these practitioners into their current processes.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 7
MSPs are seeing upward movement on the salary front, with greater percentages of MSPs earning $60,000 or more. This is according to HCPro’s 2018 MSP Salary Survey Report, which featured more than 500 responses. The results are as follows:
$60,001–$70,000: 16.8% of 2018
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Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 7
A New Hampshire District Court (the “Court”) granted summary judgment to three corporate defendants, finding that a physician cannot sue a hospital for defamation or breach of contract if a hospital suspends the physician’s privileges and files the required report with the National Practitioner...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 7
A new report released by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) says its surveyors found that in 2018, healthcare organizations had the most problems with the development of policies, alignment of procedures, and completion of assessments.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 7
As the healthcare environment evolves, the functions of the medical staff services department (MSSD) change to meet the needs of the hospital and its medical staff. Currently, many MSPs find themselves restructuring their credentialing process or the MSSD in order to become a delegated...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 6
The United States District Court of Texas, El Paso division (the “Court”), denied Tenet Hospitals’ motion to dismiss a plaintiff’s Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) claim, finding that a hospital’s failure to abide by its own screening procedures constitutes a valid...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 6
In October 2018, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released an update to the National Practitioner Data Bank’s (NPDB) Guidebook. This marks the first update since HRSA made significant changes to the rules in 2015. There are significant clarifications and new...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 5
The Fifth Circuit Louisiana Court of Appeals (the “Court”) affirmed a district court decision ruling that federal and state immunity provisions do not provide hospitals immunity from patient-brought suits for negligent credentialing.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 5
