“I did not know that I’d been nominated,” confesses John McDonald, MD, MSHM, CMQ, referring to his win as the 2018 Credentialing Resource Center...Read More »
Like most who go into medical staff services, Cassie L. Kana, CPMSM, CPCS, didn’t know what the field entailed until she got into it. But it didn’...Read More »
This week, the Credentialing Resource Center (CRC) is celebrating the 2018 class of CRC Contest winners. These professionals leverage their deep...Read More »
MSPs and credentialing specialists often have the responsibility to make sure that all of the steps in the credentialing process have been executed in the processing of any particular application. This is a critical responsibility because plaintiff attorneys will often claim that missed steps...
In today’s healthcare landscape, finding the correct practitioners for your organization can be a tall task. With so many factors to consider,...Read More »
If you have a medical staff leader orientation session or give them a packet of information, have them sign an attestation form saying they received the information. Here is a sample attestation from St. Jude's Medical Center, which it also uses for credit for one of the leadership standards...
Because peer review is a medical staff–led initiative, the specific process varies between organizations. At our hospital, when a practitioner’s...Read More »
