A clearly defined and reflective scope of work is just as important for MSPs as for the practitioners they credential. This comprehensive job description, which comes courtesy of University Hospitals in Cleveland, features a summary of essential duties; experience, knowledge, and special skill...
Advances in healthcare delivery continue at an exponential speed. Technologies, procedures, and treatments that were not even dreamed of several years ago are now realities. It is certain that, as a medical staff leader, you will be faced with the inevitable request from one of your medical...
Advances in healthcare delivery continue at an exponential speed. Technologies, procedures, and treatments that were not even dreamed of several...Read More »
In many organizations, the board’s decision to approve or deny privileges marks the end of the new provider credentialing process for the MSP....Read More »
There is no prescribed format for creating medical staff bylaws and associated documents. Laws, regulations, and accreditation standards require...Read More »
Clashing interests and ethics can undermine the integrity of medical staff tasks, create financial disputes between a healthcare institution and the physicians who practice there, disrupt key governance processes, cause rifts that jeopardize patient care, and, in extreme cases, result in costly...
Most hospitals have one or more exclusive contracts with members of the medical staff to ensure round-the-clock coverage for a particular service. Physicians who find themselves ineligible to hold certain privileges as a result of an exclusive arrangement may sue the hospital. Therefore, medical...
Although writing meeting minutes is a tedious task for MSPs, no one can argue their importance. Minutes are an official record of what happened during a meeting, and their principal purpose is to provide committee members, staff, and others with a:
Because minutes are the record of medical staff business, they carry important implications. MSPs must ensure that minutes provide an accurate...Read More »
Plus, hospital employees fired for accessing actor’s medical records, senators ask for old privacy regulation to be removed, and Match results...Read More »
