CMS, accrediting agencies, and state regulations enumerate myriad functions that medical staffs must address. These functions can be addressed in bylaws but may be better articulated in medical staff policies. The ultimate responsibility for all medical staff functions lies with the medical...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 3
With the new year officially in full swing, it’s a good time to reflect on documentation findings from surveys during the past year and develop an action plan to be ready for surveys in 2019. Although the record of care, treatment, and services did not receive a place in the top 10 Requirements...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 28, Issue 2
When a performance issue surfaces during a review process, maintaining strict confidentiality becomes crucial for both the practitioner and the facility. Due to the sensitive nature of poor findings—and the potential backlash from leaking information to the general membership—medical staff...
As a medical staff leader, it is important to understand that the days of a medical staff secretary in a medical staff office are history. It is true that in years past, the work was primarily clerical and secretarial. However, as healthcare has evolved and grown in complexity...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 12
Last time, we reviewed tips and tools for initiating a provider onboarding and credentialing consolidation project. A key consideration for leading a project of this magnitude and complexity is transparency among stakeholders and involved teams. Interdependence is always part of a large...
In the 16th century, Francis Bacon coined the phrase, “Knowledge is power.” For MSPs, this could not be truer. As the gatekeepers of patient safety, every piece of knowledge that MSPs hold is crucial. MSPs vet practitioners, slowly gathering bits and pieces of information, to ensure that only...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 27, Issue 11
All hospitals/medical staffs need policies that address the issue of impaired practitioners, whether the condition is due to substance abuse (e.g., alcohol, drugs), mental or physical impairment, or other behavioral issues. Medical staff bylaws are generally insufficient to deal with this issue...
