This white paper is the first in a series on the MSP’s growing role in provider enroll-ment. Chock-full of professional statistics, expert guidance, and tales and tools from the field, this unprecedented look into an emerging facet of the medical staff services field will arm forward-thinking...
When it comes to temporary privileges, required credentialing steps and timelines vary based on the accreditor and, in some cases, the purpose for the grant. Regardless of accreditor, however, a hospital’s stance on temporary privileging parameters should be codified in the medical staff bylaws...
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare employees to use or share only the “minimum necessary” information they “need to know” to do their jobs. Use this form to help set a minimum necessary policy for your organization.
Regulatory and accreditation bodies require healthcare institutions to obtain peer references during the credentialing process to validate applicants’ current clinical competence. Created to comply with Joint Commission standards, this confidential peer review reference form captures the...
Today, to help medical staff leaders and committees manage the challenges that sometimes emerge as practitioners age, many organizations have developed policies and procedures that include methods for proactively answering questions of competency for late-practice physicians. These policies must...
Many medical staffs fail to screen for conflicts of interest in their decision-making processes, despite the need to ensure clinical decisions are made for the betterment of patient care, rather than for fame, glory, or the bottom line. Joint Commission standard LD.04.02.01 states that conflicts...
In today’s variable healthcare climate, hospitals should take extra pains to assemble a medical staff that’s capable of—and committed to—achieving big-picture patient care and community service goals. Today’s free resource, a sample intended practice plan, supports this effort. Before granting...
In the hospital setting, a completed checklist prefacing a credentials file can demonstrate to department chairs, the credentials committee, the medical executive committee, and the governing board that an application has been thoroughly vetted and properly prepared. Credentialing checklists can...
Whether electronic or paper, checklists can be used to ensure various medical staff applications (e.g., for initial privileges and renewal of privileges) are processed in accordance with all applicable requirements. For MSPs, these tools provide a systematic means of recording and tracking all...
