Identifying red flags within credentialing applications can be the first step to protecting yourself and your facility from a successful plaintiff litigation. In Negligent Credentialing: Best Practices to Prevent Successful Plaintiff Litigation, expert Mark A....
No matter how pressing the need is to fill a vacancy, or how much the medical staff services department (MSSD) can finesse the typical credentialing timeline, certain medical staff candidates won't make the cut. If an expedited application raises any concerns about quality (e.g., a negative...
Rosemary Dragon, CPMSM, CPCS, medical staff coordinator of OrthoColorado Hospital/St. Anthony Hospital, in Lakewood, Colorado, further illustrates how MSPs can foster collaboration during practitioner orientation, and reveals how these efforts have played out at OrthoColorado...
Often, MSPs feel that they must chase down information to help a physician complete his or her medical staff application. Keep in mind that it is the applicant’s responsibility to complete the application. To ensure this, every medical staff should have a policy that places the burden...
Use the alphabet to brush up on your credentialing skills or learn new concepts. Credentialing A to Zfeatures the common terms and processes MSPs encounter on a regular basis. From accrediting entities, to orientation to zero...
In much of the literature about conflict/dispute resolution, the existing relationship of the conflicted parties plays a significant role in how easily and successful the resolution will be. Just like marriage (or any other close arrangement), developing a good, trusting relationship before you...
In the case of Figueroa v. Hynes, the Fifth District Appellate Court of Florida recently upheld a trial court’s decision that a meeting of the medical executive committee (MEC) at Holmes Regional Medical Center (HRMC) in Melbourne, Florida was protected by the state’s peer review...
Most hospitals explicitly agree to indemnify medical staff members for performing peer review work on behalf of the institution. This indemnification covers the legal expenses of the proctor should he or she be named in a lawsuit, and it typically covers any judgment against the proctor as long...
As the governing documents of your medical staff, bylaws must not only meet your medical staff’s needs but also your hospital’s accreditor’s standards, and state and federal regulations.The...
In today’s culture of consolidation, medical staff offices should ready their bylaws for a merger long before a deal is underway, or even a blip on the executive team’s strategic radar.
