Due to possible health risks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed a ban on most powdered medical gloves. According to the FDA, the powdered gloves “pose an unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or injury.”
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 12
“As hospitals employ more and more outpatient practitioners, adequate vetting of competency is beyond the skillset of most human resources departments. MSPs will need to become active players in the evaluation and assessment of employed practitioners, including those who will work exclusively in...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 12
Each year, HCPro conducts the MSP Salary Survey to measure the compensation rates, professional duties, and other workplace trends that shape medical staff services departments across the country. With this information, we develop timely resources that align with MSPs’...
It’s all about process. It should go without saying that no practitioner should be allowed to provide patient care until he or she has successfully satisfied the requirements of a stringent qualification, or disqualification, process. Begin by collecting the appropriate information (i.e., formal...
When developing an aging physician policy, consider a fitness to work evaluation in which physicians must undergo a physical and mental examination once they reach a certain age (as defined in your policy). Today's free resource is a sample screening tool that the physician conducting the...
Policies and procedures are one tool the medical staff can use to ensure the quality of care provided by members of the medical staff/practitioners privileged at the organization. Solid policies and procedures make it clear to everyone involved that there are standards in place that will be...
