A-C-O. It's only three letters, but to many in the healthcare industry they represent one of the most confusing developments in healthcare-accountable care organizations.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 12
Medical staff services departments (MSSD) are usually bombarded with applications and rarely have the staff members to keep up with it all. MSPs or MSSD directors find themselves searching for ways to do all their work with the same amount of people. Meanwhile, stricter...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 11
Editor's note: In this article, Jonathan H. Burroughs, MD, MBA, FACPE, CMSL, and Sally Pelletier, CPMSM, CPCS, both senior consultants for The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc., in Danvers, MA, discuss issues that can arise around granting credentials and privileges to...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 10
When regulatory bodies such as CMS and The Joint Commission impose patient safety and quality requirements, MSPs and medical staff leaders must collaborate to achieve compliance and avoid legal pitfalls.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 9
Most positions in healthcare are fairly streamlined. Nurses' and physicians' titles are consistent from one facility to another, as are administrative positions like directors, VPs, and CEOs.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 8
Donielle Wilson, ND, is a naturopathic physician practicing in two states. In Connecticut, Wilson is able to physically examine patients, order lab work, and then diagnose and prescribe natural treatment plans to assist with their ailment.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 7
One of the most important aspects of an MSP's job occurs every time a surveyor steps foot in the hospital. That's when all the work that has gone into ensuring credentialing files have the required information is reviewed and picked apart by surveyors.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 6
Put simply, the responsibility of the MSP is to assist the medical staff in its duty to appropriately credential and privilege practitioners according to established competencies ultimately to provide the best patient care.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 5
Lately it seems as though every type of healthcare document is transitioning from paper to an electronic format, ranging from patient records to human resources employee documents.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 20, Issue 4
The Joint Commission has initiated a slight, but potentially onerous change for credentialing and privileging physician assistants (PA) and advanced practice RNs (APRN).