Credentialing

Often, medical staffs throw new credentials committee members in with the sharks and hope that...Read More »

Few would disagree that confidentiality is an important aspect of the medical staff services department (MSSD) to maintain. Yet the deeper meaning...Read More »

When a physician applies to a medical staff, one of the first things that credentialing specialists verify is the physician’s...Read More »

Today’s credentialing practices extend beyond the traditional hospital realm. Hospital-based MSPs can benefit from learning about other approaches...Read More »

If the MSP is unable to obtain any required information, the hospital should inform the applicant that it is now his or her responsibility to...Read More »

Recently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sparked confusion in the MSSD with a new regulation aimed at the verification of...Read More »

Wouldn’t it be great if medical staffs could find out more about potential candidates without sharing the burden of reporting additional...Read More »

Since the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued...Read More »

Healthcare is constantly evolving, and new medical research, drugs, and surgical technologies change how diseases are diagnosed and treated on a...Read More »

Chances are you’ve read some news stories about conflicts of interest in medical education. A number of programs have banned industry gifts or...Read More »