Competence evaluations for allied health professionals (AHP) is not onerous. For Joint Commission–accredited organizations, the HR standards require that AHPs have the same education, training, and competence requirements as their employed equivalents. For example, if the hospital employs...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 44
Organizations are drowning in unproductive meetings, according to author Al Pittampalli in an article for Harvard Business Review. Often it is difficult to distinguish the worthwhile ones from the worthless due to vague language that hides a meeting’s true purpose. Often what we...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 44
A survey of C-suite executives from 320 hospitals nationwide identified the top challenges facing healthcare organizations. Nearly two-thirds of respondents said managing the switch to value-based reimbursement models was a top challenge.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 44
With the impending physician shortage brought on by an aging baby boom generation and millions of newly insured Americans through the Affordable Care Act, new healthcare models may need to be explored to meet the population’s needs.
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 44
It’s National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week, which is the perfect time to check out Credentialing Resource Center Daily. All week it has featured content devoted to the role of medical services professionals...
Today's tip comes from the December issue of Medical Staff Briefing:
Although most organizations have different methods for completing OPPE and FPPE, one common factor is that it requires both the medical staff services and quality departments. The data usually lives in the...
Developing core privilege forms from scratch can be a lengthy, complex process that requires weeks of researching specialty medical societies for competency benchmarks. Further, core privileges must be reviewed periodically to ensure relevance to the care provided at your facility. Fortunately,...
National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week is a time to celebrate what MSPs do. It can also be a time to assess your relationship with your medical staff leadership. Are you on the same page when it comes to credentialing and privileging practitioners? OPPE and FPPE? If you think your...
