To adequately and appropriately assess the issues of a medical staff services department (MSSD) in crisis, one must observe, listen, ask pertinent questions, and have a relaxed, non-threatening conversation with MSSD staff, hospital administration, and the medical staff leadership.
This column concludes a series devoted to the many medical staff models that have cropped up in recent years. This series has also discussed how you can implement these models in your own medical staffs.
When two medical staffs are forced to integrate as the result of a hospital merger or acquisition, medical staff leaders and MSPs may feel overwhelmed by the questions cascading through their minds. Which facility’s bylaws will take precedence? Who will be the new medical...
If an anesthesiologist with a medical degree is faced with a malpractice case, who would your medical staff legal counsel call to serve as an expert witness? Another anesthesiologist with an MD, or a qualified certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)?
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 9
One way creative MSPs communicate with medical staffs is through a medical staff services department (MSSD) newsletter. These newsletters can take many forms, from a weekly agenda-focused publication to a lengthier publication filled with graphics. Some arrive as paper newsletters tucked into...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 9
Practitioners need clinical refreshers from time to time to keep their skills up to date. These refreshers can take the form of professional conferences or other opportunities for CME. Occasionally, a practitioner needs a more structured educational program, and that’s where physician reentry...
