Physician employment has gained considerable ground over the past decade. In 2014, hospitals employed almost 123,000 physicians and dentists—a 76% rise from the 2003 rate, according to the American Hospital Association. This trend carries major challenges and opportunities for healthcare...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 9
About a year ago, our chief nursing officer (CNO) asked me to her office for an impromptu meeting between her, the leader of our certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA) group, and me. The purpose of the meeting was to brainstorm ways to improve collaboration between our CRNAs and hospital...
MSPs routinely collect individual practitioner disciplinary actions and malpractice claims data through the NPDB and insurance carriers. However, hospitals often do not compare trends in the aggregate data for specific states. In this article, we take a look at some of the data trends, the...
If your organization is struggling with where to place a practitioner in one of your medical staff categories, you either have too few or too many medical staff categories. Consider arranging your medical staff categories into these four common categories.
Too often, physicians accept a medical staff leadership position without a thorough understanding of the actual requirements, skills, time, and abilities needed to be successful in their role. Clear expectations for leadership roles are important for encouraging medical staff members to...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 9
On July 25, the public comment period closed on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) proposal to grant full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses (APRN). The regulation, which would allow APRNs to independently assess, diagnose, prescribe medications, and interpret...
