Physicians who accept or are assigned leadership positions are often left on their own to develop leadership skills and educate themselves about their responsibilities as medical staff leaders. Just because a physician is a great clinician does...
MSPs are often tasked with taking meeting minutes for medical staff committees, including the credentials committee. The compiler of the minutes...Read More »
Stop by Booth #106 to see the latest and greatest medical staff and credentialing products from HCPro, to learn about two exciting new contests...Read More »
Physician employment has gained considerable ground over the past decade. In 2014, hospitals employed almost 123,000 physicians and dentists—a 76...Read More »
The credentials committee chair reports directly to the medical executive committee (MEC) and the board of directors. Most often, reporting will...Read More »
On July 25, the public comment period closed on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) proposal to grant full practice authority to...Read More »
The benefits of a criteria-based core privileging system need to be emphasized and demonstrated from the start. It is absolutely essential to be...Read More »
Too often, physicians accept a medical staff leadership position without a thorough understanding of the actual requirements, skills, time, and...Read More »
MSPs routinely collect individual practitioner disciplinary actions and malpractice claims data through the NPDB and insurance carriers. However,...Read More »
If your organization is struggling with where to place a practitioner in one of your medical staff categories, you either have too few or too many...Read More »
