Your organization must decide if it will include co-terminus language in the employment agreement regarding employment and privileges. This means that if the physician is terminated, he or she automatically loses medical staff membership/clinical privileges. If there is no co-terminus language,...
Your clinical privilege forms need to be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure they reflect up-to-date criteria requirements and standards for the procedure or specialty in question. For example, a procedure that used to be considered a special, noncore privilege when you developed your forms...
It's impossible to calculate the amount of healthcare fraud that exists, as much of it slips under the radar. However, healthcare fraud poses a serious problem, putting the health and welfare of beneficiaries at risk while costing taxpayers billions of dollars.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 7
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.
