What is the right level of MSP staffing in a medical staff office? This is a common question, but one without an easy answer. There is no such thing as a typical medical staff office, and there is no industry standard for staffing requirements.
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...
In April, two states took action against the American Board of Medical Specialties Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Oklahoma became the first state to sign a law stating that MOC cannot be a requirement for physicians seeking medical licensure or hospital clinical privileges in that...
Prospective proctoring is a powerful and greatly underutilized tool. The approach involves a one-on-one discussion with the practitioner of concern to learn how he or she will tackle a specific patient care problem and to understand his or her clinical thinking. It is a vehicle for previewing...
