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 6
Reporting physicians to state medical boards and the NPDB for disciplinary or behavioral reasons is one of the most important duties of an MSP, helping to provide oversight for physicians who may be unfit to practice and ultimately promoting patient safety.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 21
The number of emergency departments in metropolitan and suburban areas fell 27 percent between 1990 and 2009, while the number of emergency department visits skyrocketed from 89 million to 127 million in the same time period, according to a recent study in the ...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 21
The first three weeks of each month, this weekly column from The Greeley Company will address current issues in peer review, bylaws and governance, and...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 21
Several physicians share their experiences—including their emotional ups and down—after a medical liability suit in this American Medical News article. For some physicians, the stress of the experience manifests in depression...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 12, Issue 20
A study in the Archives of Surgery explored whether consistently reminding physicians of the cost of phlebotomy services would reduce the overall cost of those services for nonintensive care unit surgical patients.
