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,...
The 2014 MSP Salary Survey included additional questions related to administration and management in our continuing bid to get a better understanding of today's medical staff services department. The takeaway: Even as higher-level salaries seem to stay the course, the MSSD is performing far...
In this article we'll discuss the evolving role of the NP, and some of the major issues facing those contemplating the new law and their hospital's policy for granting NP autonomy. Since organizations can set a credentialing policy for NPs that is more restrictive than the requirements of state...
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 Digest - Volume 15, Issue 19
Hospitals have increasingly acquired physician practices during the past decade, arguing that doing so helps them coordinate care and control costs. However, when hospitals buy physician practices, the result is usually higher hospital prices and increased spending by privately insured patients...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 15, Issue 18
Cardiologist Robert Graor lost his Ohio license to practice medicine in 1995 and was sentenced to three years in jail, after being convicted of embezzling more than $1 million. He regained his license following his release, but then lost it a second time in 2003.
Nationwide, court cases continue to emerge that center on the disclosure of disciplinary information about physicians. Following is an article from contributing author Anne Roberts, CPMSM, CPSC, senior director of medical affairs at Children's Medical Center in...
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.
Updates to the NPDB Guidebook are being met with some resistance from legal and regulatory organizations, particularly concerning the way in which the NPDB defines an investigation.
