I’m sitting in my office, head in one hand, mocha in the other, trying to fulfill the request for privileging criteria, P&P, and an introduction letter to our medical staff for a procedure that is new to our facility and quite the stranger to me. The feeling of being stranded on a remote...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 5
After breathing a sigh of relief that your survey is over and before starting preparations for the next one, it’s important for the medical staff to recap their survey experience. This evaluative step allows medical staffs to gain a deeper understanding of where their organization falls on the...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 5
How many times have you written to an applicant’s residency program to obtain dates of attendance and competency evaluations? It’s a given that MSPs will verify these data during the credentialing process. But MSPs may not use the most efficient methods to gather information.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 5
If a hospital uses robotic surgical devices, such as the da Vinci Surgical System, chances are the community knows about it. Unlike other medical devices that aren’t household names, robotic surgical systems are directly advertised to the public as providing less-invasive techniques with a...
Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sparked confusion in the MSSD with a new regulation aimed at the verification of legal status: Transmittal 323.
As the physician shortage increases, locum tenens physicians often are the saving grace of short-staffed hospitals. However, these traveling physicians come with their own unique set of risks that every medical staff leader and MSP should be aware of.
