Does your medical staff charge a reasonable amount for dues? Should the active staff be required to pay dues? Is your medical staff putting the money collected from dues to its best possible use?
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 19, Issue 11
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
The day has arrived. You stroll down the hallway exuding confidence and greeting everyone with a “Good morning!” and a smile. No one suspects that inside, your emotions are running wild, your nerves are on edge, and your muscles are quivering. Why? This is your first day in a new medical staff...
