Often, MSPs feel that they must chase down information to help a physician complete his or her medical staff application. Keep in mind that it is the applicant’s responsibility to complete the application. To ensure this, every medical staff should have a policy that places the burden...
Use the alphabet to brush up on your credentialing skills or learn new concepts. Credentialing A to Zfeatures the common terms and processes MSPs encounter on a regular basis. From accrediting entities, to orientation to zero...
In much of the literature about conflict/dispute resolution, the existing relationship of the conflicted parties plays a significant role in how easily and successful the resolution will be. Just like marriage (or any other close arrangement), developing a good, trusting relationship before you...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 5
Last month, Rosemary Dragon, CPMSM, CPCS, medical staff coordinator of OrthoColorado Hospital/St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, shared strategies for fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in new practitioner orientation. This month, she's back with advice on tackling practical...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 5
Organizing medical staff members into specialty-based departments may make sense for large organizations. But for smaller hospitals, service lines built around a shared purpose--pediatric care or surgery, for example--can engender interdisciplinary collaboration, positive outcomes, and patient...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 25, Issue 5