"NPs and PAs are here to stay. We need to bring them to the table; they have a pivotal role in providing healthcare here at the hospital," says Cindy Radcliffe, CPMSM, director of medical staff services at St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, California. It was with this...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 34
"Did it ever occur to some of today’s physicians that many people work awfully hard and complain a lot less than they do about 'burnout' and 'work-life balance'?"
- Karen Sibert, MD, criticizes programs that help physicians manage their work-life balance in a post on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 33
An anonymous essay in the Annals of Internal Medicine is shedding light on physician disruptive behavior that might normally slip under the radar because it happens while patients are under sedation. The author of the article, who remained anonymous, recounts stories of medical students...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 32
“The confluence of major issues facing the system, from a shrinking pool of physicians, more patients, and an aging population with chronic diseases, should sound the alarm. U.S. health center leaders would be wise to increase their investment in the training and development of their support...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 31
“Charting is bad enough, but I see nothing beneficial from having me sit at the desk and try to make decisions about life, death and disability, all the while trying to figure out how to enter a timed troponin level, even as the next stroke victim rolls through the door.”
A look at the job duties of MSPs, including what non-medical staff service functions they oversee. According to the survey, one-third of MSPs oversee other departments, with the most common being continuing medical education. According to Anne Roberts, CPCS, CPMSM, this is a...
Editor's note: During the webcast "Credentialing and Privileging: Tools to Tackle the Top Physician Leader Responsibilities," Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, and Mary Hoppa, MD, MBA, answered audience questions on the role of leadership in credentialing and privileging. The following are some...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 8
HCPro's MSP Salary Survey asks respondents to name the entities that accredit their organization. Since 2012, the percentage of respondents who have selected DNV has doubled, from 4% of respondents to 8% in 2015. DNV entered the accreditation fray in 2008, when it was granted deeming status by...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 30
"It's a completely different experience when you're sick and able to stay in your pajamas. Someone comes to your home, they're kind to you, they answer all your questions and give you all the time you need."
- Sarah Sheehan,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 29
“As soon as the report was out, so were the scalpels. Smart people on Twitter and blogs took the ProPublica team to task for all sorts of reasonable and even necessary concerns.”
- Ashish Jha, MD, discusses the Surgeon Scorecard in a post on...
