HCPro's annual MSP Salary Survey asks respondents to name the entities that accredit their organization. Since 2012, the percentage of respondents who have selected DNV GL has doubled, from 4% of respondents to 8% in 2015. DNV GL entered the accreditation fray in 2008, when it was granted...
To determine exactly what tasks the medical staff office carries out on a daily basis, the medical staff director or administrator should prepare a time-management log for each employee in the medical staff office. This should include a log of all telephone calls and every task performed daily...
This week’s quick tip comes from Credentialing A to Z, by Mary Long, CPMSM. When bylaws are revised, MSPs are usually charged with notifying the medical staff of the changes, documenting them, and knowing where the...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 8
Identifying red flags within credentialing applications can be the first step to protecting yourself and your facility from a successful plaintiff litigation. In the 90-minute webcast, which includes 30 minutes of Q&A, expert Mark A. Smith, MD, MBA, FACS, discusses ways to recognize issues...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 17, Issue 8
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that information collected under the Health Care Professional Credentials Data Collection Act (Credentials Act) is confidential but not privileged. Because of this ruling, a hospital being sued for negligent credentialing has to produce the medical staff...
