A look at the job duties of MSPs, including what non-medical staff service functions they oversee. According to the survey, one-third of MSPs oversee other departments, with the most common being continuing medical education. According to Anne Roberts, CPCS, CPMSM, this is a...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 8
HCPro's MSP Salary Survey asks respondents to name the entities that accredit their organization. Since 2012, the percentage of respondents who have selected DNV has doubled, from 4% of respondents to 8% in 2015. DNV entered the accreditation fray in 2008, when it was granted deeming status by...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 30
"It's a completely different experience when you're sick and able to stay in your pajamas. Someone comes to your home, they're kind to you, they answer all your questions and give you all the time you need."
- Sarah Sheehan,...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 29
“As soon as the report was out, so were the scalpels. Smart people on Twitter and blogs took the ProPublica team to task for all sorts of reasonable and even necessary concerns.”
- Ashish Jha, MD, discusses the Surgeon Scorecard in a post on...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 28
“[O]nly when doctors and patients alike recognize that more is not always better, and how excessive care can create additional problems, will we consistently avoid treatments of borderline value.”
- Robert Pearl, MD, discusses cutting unnecessary care in a post for...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 10, Issue 27
“Conservative estimates suggest that 30% of all healthcare spending nationwide—roughly $600 billion annually—could be eliminated without any decrease in healthcare quality. This research is important, because it suggests that fractured patient care is related to this massive amount of overuse...
Credentialing Resource Center Digest - Volume 16, Issue 26
“Balance is an ever-changing ideal that I set my sights on, but know that I will never permanently reach. It helps me reflect on what I want in the moment and figure out where to spend my energy. I can’t be everywhere, but I can make the most of every situation.”
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin (the "Court") ordered a hospital to comply with a subpoena served by the U.S. government to produce documents relevant to an ongoing federal investigation.
In its decision, the Court followed the predominant view of federal...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 24, Issue 7
When it comes to titles, there was some common ground among survey respondents across salary levels and medical staff office size. Overall, the most named titles for respondents in the 2015 MSP Salary Survey were:
