LaShawna Brown, CPMSM, CPCS, credentialing manager at CommunityCare Managed Health Plans of Oklahoma in Tulsa, wasn’t sure if she could take the plunge. The management plunge, that is. A manager position was open at her healthcare facility. She was the likely choice. But she had doubts.
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 8
Due to a lack of clear guidance on the issue and the risk of disposing of something they may need to reference later, many medical staffs choose to keep every record that has ever made its way to the medical staff services department. But is this best practice?
Developing an agenda for meetings helps limit inefficiency and may even prevent unnecessary meetings (if you can’t fill an agenda, don’t meet!). Here are some tips.
It is very important for the medical staff to be clear on what, if any, impact an employment decision has on a physician’s clinical privileges. Effective communication between HR, administration, and the medical staff (particularly the medical staff president and MSP) is crucial, the experts say...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 31, Issue 7
Keeping up with provider enrollment as an organization expands is one of the top challenges for an MSP, according to respondents of the Credentialing Resource Center's latest survey on the state of the industry. It’s also top of mind for Mathieu O. Gaulin, CPMSM, CPCS, director of health affairs...
It’s important to remind those outside the profession of all the important work MSPs do every day. For example, while credentialing and privileging might be considered job one for MSPs, the medical staff services department is more involved in quality and peer review processes than ever before...
