“Many nurses are head of households, or have income that’s important to their families, so finances weight heavily on these decisions, which is...Read More »
Over the past decade, both the number of and need for nurse practitioners have grown. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners' NP Fact...Read More »
Once the decision is made to offer APPs the opportunity to train up, the organization is now ready to determine the policy and procedures...Read More »
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...
Today’s healthcare environment is ever-shifting, often making it difficult for providers to keep up. However, the incentives to do so remain high...Read More »
This resource provides a great starting point for developing a policy on monitoring sanctions. Users should tailor the general guidelines throughout to their state and bylaws requirements.
This form can be used to document a practitioner’s level of engagement at a facility by assessing not only clinical activity—or lack thereof—but other general competency elements such as patient care (NPDB query) and professionalism (participation in continuing medical education).
Many APPs—especially those who are employed by hospitals—practice across specialty lines. This form spans multiple areas of practice and the potential privileges associated with each. The state-specific information and privileges listed in each category can easily be modified by state/medical...
