Education and collaboration are the two words to keep in mind when MSPs work with outside entities. Successful MSPs foster strong relationships by continually educating themselves on requirements for their offices and how their office communicates with regulatory agencies. Many MSPs are often...
Many hospital leaders remain uncertain about how to respond effectively to workplace violence or other crisis events, both in the moment and over time.
Proctoring can be a tricky issue. Many medical staff services departments have different policies and procedures on how proctoring is conducted. Recently, CRC board members discussed how they address proctoring issues at their hospitals. If you’re having similar problems at your...
Matching the clinical privileges a practitioner requests to his or her demonstrated current competence is critical. To accomplish this goal, hospitals must develop and maintain a criteria-based privileging system that accurately defines the services currently offered by the facility and...
After more than two decades in the credentialing profession—including a leadership role overseeing privileging, licensing, and onboarding for a large hospitalist group—Dawn Anderson, CPCS, CPMSM, says the most important thing an MSP can bring to the table is credibility.
One of the key committees for many medical staffs is the peer review committee. This may either be a single committee for the entire medical staff whose members are appointed by the medical staff president, or several departmental committees whose members are appointed by either the medical...
