Traditionally medical staff department meetings start late, participants arrive unprepared, discussion focuses on routine business and reports, controversial topics are raised and then left unresolved, and the meeting is monopolized by a vocal few. Is it really any wonder department chairs...
Continuous readiness is your best preparation for an accreditation survey—but how do you prepare? By knowing your processes and being able to talk about them with the surveyors. It is also helpful to know the accreditors’ standards that apply to medical staff and credentialing. As the MSP, you...
The revised Conditions of Participation (CoP) allow certain nonphysician practitioners, when determined to be eligible for appointment by the governing body, to have privileges like other medical staff members. These nonphysician practitioners may be advanced practice registered nurses...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 9
When developing a checklist to audit your credentials files, start with the staff category with the most elements in the file (e.g., active staff), says Lisa Kuklinski, BBA, CPMSM, CPCS, manager of medical staff services at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. From there, you can...
Medical scribing has emerged in response to the introduction of the EMR into clinical practice. Medical practices, hospitals, and emergency departments hire scribes to mitigate the inevitable slowdown created by providers who are not adept at typing or navigating computer systems. According to...
