Littleton (New Hampshire) Regional Healthcare relies on locum tenens physicians to augment its permanent medical staff. The facility doesn't have much choice, says Julie Hatley, CPMSM, CPCS, manager of medical staff services at the 25-bed critical access hospital. "We're a small...
With the Joint Commission stressing the importance of OPPE and FPPE in recent years, medical staffs are facing a growing challenge credentialing and privileging low- and no-volume practitioners. A recent HCPro survey found that nearly a quarter of respondents reported credentialing low-volume...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 8
A look at the job duties of MSPs, including what non-medical staff service functions they oversee. According to the survey, one-third of MSPs oversee other departments, with the most common being continuing medical education. According to Anne Roberts, CPCS, CPMSM, this is a...
HCPro's MSP Salary Survey asks respondents to name the entities that accredit their organization. Since 2012, the percentage of respondents who have selected DNV has doubled, from 4% of respondents to 8% in 2015. DNV entered the accreditation fray in 2008, when it was granted deeming status by...
