In May 2011, CMS released its final rule on credentialing telemedicine providers. The rule allowed hospitals utilizing telemedicine services to credential through a "proxy" by relying on information from the distant site hospital during the credentialing and privileging process...
Gone are the days where medical marijuana was only available in a few progressive states. Currently, 20 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws allowing physicians to recommend medical marijuana to patients.
Medical staff offices (MSO) are an intense hub of activity, and if the MSO is incorporated into a hospital's medical affairs office, the hub of activity increases exponentially. How the medical affairs department views the MSO's departmental position in the organization can be as positively...
Communication is the glue that holds an organization together. According to Peter Drucker, a leading expert in organizational leadership, during times of change, leaders' efforts at communication should triple. And we are definitely living through a period of unprecedented change in healthcare.
The role of allied health professionals (AHP) continues to grow every year across the country. AHPs have become one of the backbones of providing patient care, and their presence is ever more key to the operation of hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 22, Issue 10
Have you ever signed a department chair recommendation? Or made a motion to approve a credentials file? I certainly haven't, and I would venture to say that if you're a fellow MSP, you haven't, either. I have found, however, that there is a subtle line between making informal...
