An effective prescreen process helps to ensure that nonviable candidates for employment never make it to first base. It also helps to minimize the risk of throwing open the door to due process if an application to the medical staff is offered and then denied after you have formally started to...
Selecting the appropriate template for meeting agendas and minutes can greatly assist in producing quality documentation. A table format is often helpful to the meeting facilitator and appreciated by medical staff members and surveyors alike. This free resource contains excerpts from a sample...
It is common for physicians to come to work one day saying they want to perform the latest and greatest procedure or use a new technology. If your organization does not currently support the procedure/technology and does not have privileging criteria for it, you need to take a step back and...
Convincing practitioners to comply with deadline-driven activities can be a challenge. Instituting strong bylaws is a good first step. This tool provides sample bylaw language regarding timely completion of medical record documentation.
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The malpractice analysis form should be given out with your medical staff application. This form is used to help MSPs and physician leaders determine if claims are outside the norm and require further investigation. The questions/numbers on this form are just suggestions; you should adjust them...
Measuring medical staff professionals' performance promotes ongoing excellence and retention. Job descriptions and performance assessments should inform training and development initiatives, including orientation. Beyond regular assessments, MSP leaders should investigate performance issues as...
Navigating appointment processes, with their patchwork of expiration dates and verification expectations, can be difficult for ambulatory facilities, which often lack the dedicated credentialing presence and big-ticket resources of their acute care counterparts. To stay ahead of critical...
CMS and The Joint Commission require individuals other than licensed physicians who provide a “medical level of care” in the hospital to be credentialed and privileged in the same fashion as physicians. As advanced practice professionals (APP) have a greater presence in medical centers, some...
While the concept of practitioner performance monitoring has been around for more than a century, the continuing march toward value-based reimbursement and integrated care makes routine evaluation more important than ever. As the tools driving this effort, performance indicators are critical to...
