Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 34, Issue 9

Accessing third-party competency assessment programs

September 11, 2024

You don’t have to tell a credentialer that ensuring the competency of medical staff is paramount. They know. But while internal assessments provide a critical foundation for evaluating practitioners, there are times when an external perspective is necessary. Third-party competency assessment...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 9

Virgin Islands supreme court: Physician’s privileges were wrongfully suspended

September 11, 2024

The Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (the “Court”) recently ordered a hospital to place a physician back on its payroll and reinstate her clinical privileges pending an investigation.

Credentialing Resource Center Digest

Staffing the OPPE review

September 9, 2024

The good news is that professional practice evaluation programs are becoming more meaningful and relevant and, as a result, they are having more positive effects on quality of care. However, this evolution also presents challenges to organizations, whose traditional approaches may no longer...

Medical Staff Briefing - Volume 34, Issue 9

Medical staff dues: Should hospitals utilize them?

September 3, 2024

Todd Sagin, MD, JD, like many other physician executives, has his own opinions regarding medical staff dues and their value in the hospital setting. His stance comes from his numerous years of experience regarding medical boards, executive positions, and consulting. There are...

Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 33, Issue 9

Pathways to excellence: Insights from leaders in medical staff services

September 3, 2024

The medical staff services field is filled with questions regarding career pathways, knowledge gaps, and many other subjects. We caught up with two medical staff services and provider enrollment leaders—Mathieu Gaulin, CPMSM, CPCS, and Jenny Jackson, EdD, MBA, CPMSM,...

Credentialing Resource Center Digest

Engage the interest of potential leadership candidates

September 3, 2024

Many physicians have strong prejudices regarding administrators and administrative roles. They see management as an exercise in unproductive bureaucracy and managers as individuals who can't make prompt decisions and who sit through endless, boring meetings. An essential step in the recruitment...

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