Medical staff leaders and MSPs may spend more time implementing new privileges than suspending them, but when it comes time for the latter, it’s important to know what steps to take to ensure a fair and legal suspension.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 12
Thumbing through credentialing applications can give MSPs a snapshot of practitioners’ career paths. If someone created a similar file for MSPs, what would yours look like? Would it be a series of random events, or would it be a calculated effort that led to the achievement of your highest goals...
It’s no secret that the current fee-for-service physician payment model is flawed. It rewards physicians for the volume of the care they provide, rather than the quality, and it does little to control costs.
When it comes to impaired physicians, medical staffs often focus on identifying the problem (e.g., alcohol, drug abuse, disease, or aging) and helping the physician find an appropriate treatment plan. However, medical staffs tend to fall short when it is time for the physician to return to work...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 11
Credentialing can be an expensive business, from paying for primary source verifications to funding the salaries of MSPs who prepare files for medical executive committee review.
Applications are to the credentialing process what salt is to the cooking process: basic, yet essential.
Medical staffs need to evaluate and fine-tune their credentialing applications from time to time to ensure they are efficiently collecting the most useful information from...
Hospitals in rural areas face some formidable peer review obstacles. For starters, rural hospitals might not have a large enough medical staff to support objective peer review because every physician is either a partner, competitor, relative, or friend with the next physician. In addition, there...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 9
Practitioners need clinical refreshers from time to time to keep their skills up to date. These refreshers can take the form of professional conferences or other opportunities for CME. Occasionally, a practitioner needs a more structured educational program, and that’s where physician reentry...
Often, medical staff bylaws describe the processes for nominating, electing, and removing medical staff officers. However, bylaws often lack details new leaders need to know to hit the ground running or experienced leaders need to maintain optimal performance.
Got telemedicine practitioners on the brain? You’re not alone. From their increasing role in the hospital setting to the revolving accreditation standards, there are many reasons why medical staffs are talking about telemedicine these days.
