Hospitals faced with the prospect of adopting many new technologies may consider establishing a technology assessment committee. This committee would have a diverse membership from hospital personnel to physician personnel that would help with the following:
Medical staff governing documents must articulate the standards that practitioners must meet to qualify for medical staff membership/privileges. In general, the list of qualifications will address the applicant’s background, experience, ability to perform requested privileges, training, and...
More than 80% of nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA) have been recently contacted by a job recruiter, according to a survey conducted by PracticeMatch. Of the 1,070 advanced practice professionals surveyed, one third said they expect to change jobs within a few years. Nearly...
References to red flags are rife in the medical staff arena. Loss of licensure, significant malpractice activity, poor clinical references, and their ilk are targets of considerable scrutiny during the credentialing process. But what about the subtler inconsistencies and deviations that can...
MSPs are often tasked with taking meeting minutes for medical staff committees, including the credentials committee. The compiler of the minutes sends them to the credentials committee chair for approval, and it’s most effective if this happens within a week of the meeting. Many MSPs write and...
