Hospital medical staffs, MSPs, and governing bodies should take note of the changes CMS made to its final rule earlier this year, which went into effect in July. These changes will affect hospital medical staffs, although not right away.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 8
Developing and implementing a criteria-based core privileging system is challenging and requires considerable effort, but the result will greatly benefit the organized medical staff and the healthcare organization.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 8
Medical oncology is the subspecialty of internal medicine that focuses on the study of cancer, the term used to describe more than 100 different diseases characterized by the uncontrolled abnormal growth of cells that can spread throughout the body.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 8
New research by the Center for Personalized Education for Physicians (CPEP) has corroborated several key factors associated with poor physician performance in prior studies. These factors include increasing age and solo practice, among others. However, CPEP's retrospective analysis...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 8
During a brainstorming session at the Massachusetts Association of Medical Staff Service's Annual Education Conference in May, participants were asked how they dealt with the problem of physicians not providing documentation in a timely manner. The following solutions were offered...
