When hospitals acquire practices and clinics, the medical staff services department (MSSD) faces credentialing and privileging questions. Will physicians in newly acquired clinics be considered members of the hospital medical staff? Will they be credentialed by the hospital's medical staff...
When CMS announced new finalized regulations in May, most of the coverage focused on the updates to the Conditions of Participation (CoP) regarding the amendment that allowed unified and integrated medical staffs for multihospital systems and member hospitals (Governing...
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (the "Court") granted a hospital's motions to dismiss and strike a cardiologist's lawsuit alleging whistleblower retaliation, interference with economic interests, unfair trade practices, and violations of 42 U.S.C...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 10
Go back in time to the months leading up to your hospital's last survey--how were you preparing? I have no doubt that you were polishing things up, educating staff, and triple-checking that all of your ducks were in a row. Now, ask yourself how prepared your medical staff was...
This is the second of two columns investigating the issues surrounding credentialing and policies for autopsies. In Part 1, Patricia A. Furci, RN, MA, Esq., and Samuel J. Furci, MPA, provided some background and the reasons this procedure should not be considered...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 23, Issue 10
Most facilities authorize and assess competency for audiologists through the human resource process rather than credential and privilege them through the medical staff. The Joint Commission standards identify a specific group of nonphysician healthcare professionals (i.e., physician...
