Has your hospital's physician orientation program kept up with your medical staff changes? The best programs include only the relevant departments...Read More »
HCPro’s MSP Salary Survey asks respondents to name the entities that accredit their organization. Since 2012, the percentage of respondents who...Read More »
National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week is a time to celebrate what MSPs do. It can also be a time to assess your relationship with your...Read More »
After questions were raised about Dr. Young's clinical competence, the medical staff services department (MSSD) was requested to gather any...Read More »
At our facility, the provider onboarding process has become every employee's responsibility and privilege. If you read my column in the May issue...Read More »
The Compact won't mean the end of current licensing processes for the majority of physicians, who only practice in one state. Rather, it will...Read More »
In April 2013, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) began exploring the idea of using an interstate compact for physician licensing. The...Read More »
Today’s free resource is a checklist you can use to audit credentials files when preparing them for initial appointment or reappointment. This...Read More »
A recruiter has asked the medical staff services department to query the NPDB on a physician being recruited to the hospital. Is that okay?...Read More »
The skills that MSPs use every day—in-depth knowledge of regulations, attention to detail, and the ability to follow sketchy paper trails—can help...Read More »