Any MSP will tell you that they wear many hats. Frequently, MSPs have their hands in a little bit of everything related to credentialing, contracting, provider enrollment, and the medical staff itself. Deborah Ormay, CPCS, CPMSM, a writer and speaker with more than 30 years of managed care...
When we hear the terms frontline workers or people on the front lines, we often picture medical scrubs and stethoscopes, physicians covered head to toe in personal protective equipment, nurses treating patients, and...
According to preliminary results from the 2020 MSP Salary Survey, MSPs’ salaries are holding steady or even increasing in some ranges, which is reassuring to see in the uncertain financial climate that the COVID-19 pandemic has created for many healthcare organizations.
Suspensions are an important tool that medical staffs can utilize for several reasons. First, suspensions explain the circumstances under which the medical staff will suspend a practitioner’s privileges because of failure to comply with one or more administrative requirements. Examples might...
Last year set the record for the number of fatal drug overdoses in the United States. According to preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 71,000 people across the country died of...
The evolving relationship between physicians and hospitals is a far cry from that which gave rise to the organized medical staff in the early 20th century. From the 1920s into the 1980s, joining a medical staff was an essential step for most physicians. During this time, hospital privileges...
Last month, Medical Staff Briefing featured part one of a Q&A with Jonathan Goldner, DO, MMM, FCCP, FCCM. This Q&A centered on how MSPs and physician executives can successfully implement an aging practitioners policy at their organizations. The conversation continues in this second...
When we think of how the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has affected healthcare workers on the front lines, we often think of how many have contracted the virus. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 77,000 healthcare personnel had contracted COVID-19 at...
Performing primary source verifications, credentialing and privileging practitioners, participating in committee meetings, ensuring practitioner competency, and safeguarding patient care are just a few of the crucial day-to-day tasks performed by MSPs. Under normal circumstances, these processes...
Between social distancing, event cancellations, and stay-at-home orders, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has rendered our society’s day-to-day nearly unrecognizable. We order takeout in lieu of going out to a sit-down restaurant, we don masks and rubber gloves to do our weekly grocery shopping...
