In an April 3 letter to the National Governors Association (NGA), the American Medical Association (AMA) called on all governors to adopt stay-at-home orders to limit the spread of COVID-19. The AMA also urged governors to close non-essential business, limit non-essential activities, and...
The medical staff services department (MSSD) and the medical staff work together to achieve the single most important goal of any healthcare organization: ensuring patient safety. However, in order to do this well, MSPs in the MSSD as well as physicians on the medical staff need to develop and...
As the stress and burden on providers increases constantly in hard-hit areas, many organizations are struggling to find ways to support their practitioners as they respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mount Sinai Health System in New York is enhancing its existing programs and adding new resources...
As staffing and personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages continue to rise, it is likely that many members of the medical staff will soon exerience...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 29, Issue 4
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has created a new must-pass element for credentialing for 2020 that requires organizations to have policies and procedures describing their credentialing system controls. The new must-pass element falls under its Health Plan standard, “CR 1,...
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the mental health needs of healthcare workers should not be overlooked, a disaster response expert says.
Healthcare workers are in a precarious position on the frontlines of the struggle against COVID-19. In ...
