Advanced practice professionals (APP) can bring valuable insight to medical staff committee roles and reduce the pressure on physician leaders to take on more than they can chew.
Encroaching physician shortages and quality-driven payment reforms are shaking up traditional medical staff compositions and changing the course of practitioner privileging and credentialing. As a result, growing ranks of midwives, NPs, PAs, clinical pharmacists, and other allied health...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 6
Although perhaps not as long-standing as their name implies, forevermore references have been around for a while. Part of the draw is their simplicity: At the time of a practitioner's resignation from a hospital, the medical staff office (MSO) asks the relevant department chair to complete an...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 6
"Do more with less" is the mantra that many MSPs hear ad nauseam throughout our careers. The medical staff office (MSO) often becomes the go-to place for tasks and processes that may be better suited for other teams. These miscellaneous assignments increase our stress level and add height to a...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 6
The 2016 MSP Salary Survey wraps up on May 6. While we tally last-minute responses and develop our expert-driven analysis, here's a sneak peek at how the results are stacking up, based on the roughly 875 responses we received at the time of publication.
