At some point in your practice’s lifecycle, you may find the need to replace your current electronic health record (EHR) system. Your system could be outdated or ill suited for your practice, or you may be working with an unresponsive or unhelpful vendor. In any case, transitioning from one EHR...
Editor's note: This article was orginally published in April 2013 and discusses how MSPs in New York credentialed and privileged physicians in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. As many hospitals nationwide begin (or have already) activated their disaster plans because of the COVID-19...
It is useful to recall that there is no prescribed format for creating medical staff bylaws and associated documents. Laws, regulations, and accreditation standards require medical staffs to address some issues in the bylaws, but how these issues are organized and addressed is up to each medical...
Leading up to the 21st century, peer review evolved constantly, undergoing rapid change. New regulations and requirements were implemented both by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the 1960s and by the establishment of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986....
A recent survey shows provider directory maintenance can be expensive and that, in the absence of an affordable technical fix, you’ll have to tighten up your record updating if you want to reduce those costs.
CAQH, the nonprofit alliance of health plans and trade associations best known...
Ensuring that patients receive quality care is the utmost priority for both physicians and MSPs. The federal government seeks to maintain this priority through the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute, both of which prohibit physicians from referring patients to entities where...
Whether you’re an MSP in the medical staff services department or a practitioner on the medical staff, understanding how to work effectively on a team is crucial, particularly if you are the leader. Leadership styles can vary greatly, and some teams and/or...
In 2019, approximately 44% of physicians reported feeling burned out. Among the most burned-out specialties were critical care, neurology, family medicine, OB-GYN, and internal medicine.
It turns out the doctor doesn’t always know best—at least not when it comes time to hang up the scalpel.
An accepted norm in the medical field is that with age comes more experience, and therefore more knowledge. That may hold true—but at what point does old age mean that surgeons can’t...
As physician shortages grow even faster and patient care needs intensify, more and more healthcare institutions are fortifying their ranks with telemedicine practitioners. While distance doesn’t diminish a hospital’s responsibility to thoroughly vet and assess affiliated practitioners, it can...
