HCPro's Credentialing Resource Center is constantly adding to and updating its library of Clinical Privilege White Papers, which outline sample privileging criteria and background research for a wide range of medical specialty and subspecialty areas, procedures, and...
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...
The 2014 MSP Salary Survey included additional questions related to administration and management in our continuing bid to get a better understanding of today's medical staff services department. The takeaway: Even as higher-level salaries seem to stay the course, the MSSD is performing far...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 7
Building a "smooth" relationship with medical staff leaders requires traditional skill sets, such as interpersonal and communication skills; organizational skills; knowledge of accreditation standards and state and federal laws; ability to implement plans and initiatives with little...
Trying to get MSPs excited about their role in managing and tracking expirables is like trying to make a trip to the dentist sound like it will be fun. Actually, a trip to the dentist might be more exciting.
