By now, medical staffs know the purpose of focused professional practice evaluation (FPPE): It’s a focused review to evaluate a practitioner’s performance of newly requested privileges or privileges marred by competency concerns. It’s been several years since The Joint Commission rolled out...

Knowing where your medical staff services department (MSSD) will be in five years is just as important as knowing where it’s been. Experience counts when it comes to drafting appropriate credentialing policies and building reliable working relationships with practitioners. But don’t...

What secrets do communication savvy MSPs have to share with their peers? The most common techniques are befriending the practitioner’s office manager and using the communication routes—whether phone, e-mail, or face-to-face conversations—that worked before. 

The recent updates to Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute ease many compliance concerns but introduce some new complexities and compliance pitfalls. Organizations must have a thorough understanding of the changes and be able to identify which of their arrangements may be affected.