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CMS has reversed itself on unified medical staffs for multi-hospital systems. Now what?

CMS' final rule allowing multihospital systems to have a "unified, integrated" medical staff goes into effect this month. As with other Condition of Participation (CoP) modifications, changes won't happen overnight, and the long-term ramifications for medical staffs aren't clear. Medical staff leadership as well as MSPs must be prepared for the unification question, according to several MSB sources.

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