Measuring medical staff professionals' performance promotes ongoing excellence and retention. Job descriptions and performance assessments should inform training and development initiatives, including orientation. Beyond regular assessments, MSP leaders should investigate performance issues as...

Navigating appointment processes, with their patchwork of expiration dates and verification expectations, can be difficult for ambulatory facilities, which often lack the dedicated credentialing presence and big-ticket resources of their acute care counterparts. To stay ahead of critical...

CMS and The Joint Commission require individuals other than licensed physicians who provide a “medical level of care” in the hospital to be credentialed and privileged in the same fashion as physicians. As advanced practice professionals (APP) have a greater presence in medical centers, some...

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