Most healthcare facilities and health plans require medical malpractice insurance coverage. There are two types of medical professional liability insurance policies available.
Recent guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer recommend that individuals exposed to COVID-19 quarantine until testing negative, as has been the case for the past two years.
Developing an agenda for meetings helps limit inefficiency and may even prevent unnecessary meetings (if you can’t fill an agenda, don’t meet!). Here are some tips.
It is very important for the medical staff to be clear on what, if any, impact an employment decision has on a physician’s clinical privileges. Effective communication between HR, administration, and the medical staff (particularly the medical staff president and MSP) is crucial, the experts say...
The Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) annual MSP Salary Survey measures the compensation rates, essential duties, and other workplace trends shaping the careers of MSPs across the industry. The 2022...
The University of California, Davis is offering a free online continuing education course to help clinicians and other healthcare providers prevent firearm injury. Training is provided by the BulletPoints Project at UC Davis, a program that teaches clinicians how to discuss the risks of firearm...
Patients are increasingly concerned about eroding security and the confidentiality of personal health information in digital form, according to a survey recently authorized by the American Medical Association (AMA).
Years ago, the only choice medical staffs and hospitals had when selecting performance measures was to create their own indicators. Today, many national indicators are available to hospitals, including measurements required by The Joint Commission and CMS. However, even with the availability of...
The number of nonphysician practitioners credentialed by hospitals and health systems is growing exponentially. Some observers estimate that more than 300,000 clinicians nationwide fit this description. A variety of labels are used to characterize these caregivers, including allied health...
Performance indicators, also known as performance measures, are predefined competency areas in which a practitioner’s performance is evaluated. Traditionally, this evaluation has focused on clinical proficiency. Increasingly, however, organizations are expected to take a more holistic view of...