Bylaws should be carefully written to ensure that they can’t be changed casually, but also that amendments don’t face an unreasonable hurdle. This...Read More »
MSPs should be familiar with all provider contracts, but most importantly, they should know the particulars of exclusive contracts. The chief...Read More »
An organized medical staff requires governance in order to function. This sounds straightforward enough, but what does it have to do with...Read More »
Whether it is due to a conflict of interest of a lack of staff with the proper expertise, most organizations will eventually need to use external...Read More »
Ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) are once again being reminded that they must...Read More »
The number of privileging disputes occurring in hospitals is growing rapidly. It’s easy to understand this trend if you examine how medicine has...Read More »
The Joint Commission’s time frame for evaluating licensed practitioners’ ability to provide care, treatment, and services has been updated from...Read More »
How does your medical staff team handle a situation in which a physician with documented red flags resigns during an investigation or prior to an...Read More »
Who can be a credentials committee member? CMS and accrediting bodies only refer to the general function of a credentials committee. They do not...Read More »
Many MSPs have questions regarding what information to keep and how long to store it. This policy outlines the requirements of documents that must be present in each medical staff credentialing and privileging file, as well as a control process for logging when those files are checked in and out...
