Medical Staff Services Department

One way creative MSPs communicate with medical staffs is through a medical staff services department (MSSD) newsletter. These newsletters can take...Read More »

Balance requires ongoing adjustments. Don’t believe me? Try standing on one foot. Chances are you’re constantly shifting your weight and maybe...Read More »

The traditional self-governing medical staff is alive, and in many cases, necessary. Both regulatory standards and...Read More »

Whether you put it at the top of the list or include it as a last-but-not-least, organizational skills are a vital element of an MSP’s work. Those...Read More »

Hospital leaders wouldn't think to ask a private practice physician to work in the hallway—an office is non-negotiable. Yet,...Read More »

As we mentioned in last month's column, an increasing number of hospitals are choosing to employ physicians. Unfortunately, many...Read More »

For MSPs, starting a new job means learning a new set of medical staff bylaws and processes, finding the way around a new facility,...Read More »

There is no magic formula to help hospitals determine which leaders to compensate and how much. One facility could compensate the...Read More »

I’m sitting in my office, head in one hand, mocha in the other, trying to fulfill the request for privileging criteria, P&P, and an...Read More »

After breathing a sigh of relief that your survey is over and before starting preparations for the next one, it’s important for the medical staff...Read More »