Medical Staff Services Department

I’ve been poring over my notes from the 2014 NAMSS Educational Conference and Exhibition, and discovered a quote from Hugh Greeley’s Tuesday...Read More »

For many workers, healthcare employment is going the way of fast food and retail: unstable schedules, punitive employers, and rigid management....Read More »

If you’re attending the NAMSS 38th Educational Conference and Exhibition next week in New Orleans, what are you looking forward to the most? Is...Read More »

When CMS announced new finalized regulations in May, most of the coverage focused on the updates to the Conditions of...Read More »

When hospitals acquire practices and clinics, the medical staff services department (MSSD) faces credentialing and privileging questions. Will...Read More »

Go back in time to the months leading up to your hospital's last survey--how were you preparing? I have no doubt that you were...Read More »

With the proliferation of online review sites and message boards, it's become increasingly commonplace for patients to post their...Read More »

More than 90% of nurses and physicians got their shots last season, according to the U.S. Centers for Diesease Control and Prevention (CDC). In...Read More »

A couple of weeks ago I asked readers whether they thought about work during...Read More »

"Let me tell you about how a picture is worth a thousand words."Read More »