CMS requires that medical staffs have a policy for fair hearing and appeal. An applicant or individual holding a medical staff appointment is entitled to request a hearing when an unfavorable recommendation is made regarding staff membership and/or privileges.
The Credentialing Resource Center’s (CRC) annual MSP Salary Survey measures the compensation rates, essential duties, and other workplace trends shaping the careers of MSPs across the industry.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 35, Issue 7
Long-term operational improvement depends just as heavily on culture: How teams communicate, how accountability is handled, whether staff feel supported, and whether people understand the “why” behind increasingly complex credentialing work.
Structuring a clearly defined hospital process for new and special privileges is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, maintain patient safety, and protect against liability.
The roles and responsibilities of both the chair and the members of the credentials committee are laid out in the policies and procedures or the medical staff bylaws.
The medical executive committee (MEC) is the only medical staff committee that The Joint Commission requires accredited hospitals to have. Learn who should be on the committee and what they should be responsible for.
