When a professional dispute arises, the last thing you want to discover is an ill-defined (or nonexistent) path toward resolution. Having a clear policy in place that identifies who will lead dispute resolution and what specific steps must be taken removes a lot of uncertainty from the equation...
Modern medical staff services departments are increasingly turning to technologies that allow MSPs and other credentialing stakeholders across the organization to go paperless; house large volumes of quality data in a centralized, searchable, and secure location; facilitate virtual committee...
FPPE is a process that requires a formal improvement plan with some form of monitoring to determine whether the improvement has been achieved. Whether an FPPE is initiated based on case review decisions by a peer review committee or evaluations of OPPE reports, having a defined format for the...
There are many reasons why physicians and medical staff members take leave of absences. Whatever the reason, it’s important to have a policy in place to address reappointment following a leave of absence. Today’s free resource is an outline on how to create a leave of absence policy. It was...
Wayne Memorial Hospital began tailoring its peer review processes to accommodate OPPE and FPPE shortly after The Joint Commission announced the new requirement in 2007. Since then, the hospital has implemented comprehensive, practice area-specific professional practice quality report forms that...
Recredentialing is the process of reviewing or rechecking a physician’s information every two to three years. The process identifies changes in the physician’s training experience, current competence, or health status that might affect his or her ability to perform services for which he or she...
Professional recognition and advancement opportunities are keys to maintaining a productive, engaged workforce—not to mention major emphases of National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week. Today’s free resource is documentation for an MSP career ladder program, courtesy of Barbara...
National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week presents an opportunity to elevate understanding of MSPs and to attract high-performing talent to the profession, says Raechel Rowland, RN, LSSGB, medical staff quality specialist at Ascension Borgess Medical Center (BMC) in...
NAMSS submitted comments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting the inclusion of a detailed occupational listing for MSPs in the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification...
